Ventricular divergence correlates with epicardial wavebreaks and predicts ventricular arrhythmia in isolated rabbit hearts during therapeutic hypothermia.

Yu Cheng HsiehWan-Hsin HsiehCheng-Hung LiYing-Chieh LiaoJiunn-Cherng LinChi-Jen WengMen-Tzung LoTa-Chuan TuanShien-Fong LinHung-I YehJin-Long HuangKetil HauganBjarne D LarsenYenn-Jiang LinWei-Wen LinTsu-Juey WuShih-Ann Chen

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Ventricular divergence correlated with, and might be predictive of epicardial wavebreaks during PVS at TH. Rotigaptide decreased both the ventricular divergence and epicardial wavebreaks, and reduced the probability of pacing-induced VF during TH.

Keyphrases

catheter ablation
left ventricular
heart failure
atrial fibrillation
cardiac arrest
high glucose
oxidative stress
diabetic rats
drug induced