Lipomatous metaplasia prolongs repolarization and increases repolarization dispersion within post-infarct ventricular tachycardia circuit cites.
Lingyu XuSohail ZahidMirmilad KhoshknabJuwann MossRonald D BergerJonathan ChrispinDavid CallansFrancis E MarchlinskiStefan L ZimmermanYuchi HanBenoit DesjardinsNatalia A TrayanovaSaman NazarianPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2023)
Lipomatous metaplasia is closely associated with prolonged local action potential duration of corridors and ARI dispersion, which may facilitate the propensity of VT circuit re-entry.