Post-extrasystolic potentiation as a predictor of premature ventricular contraction-cardiomyopathy in an animal model.

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
Gurukripa N KowlgiJose F Huizar

Abstract

High premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) burden does not always predict the development of PVC-cardiomyopathy (CM). We sought to evaluate post-extrasystolic potentiation (PESP) of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) to predict the severity of PVC-CM in an animal model. Right ventricular apical bigeminal PVCs were introduced for 12 weeks in 11 canines to induce PVC-CM. Echocardiograms were performed to obtain LVEF without ectopy (Echo-1) and during PVCs (200 and 350 ms coupling intervals, Echo-2, and Echo-3, respectively), and premature atrial contractions (PACs) (Echo-4) at baseline and after 12 weeks of bigeminal PVCs. PESP was calculated as delta-LVEF between the sinus beat post-ectopy LVEF (Echo-2, -3, and -4, respectively) and LVEF without PVC (Echo-1) at baseline and 12 weeks of high PVC burden. A hyperdynamic LV function (LVEF > 70%) was noted in all animals only with early-coupled PVCs (LVEF at 200 ms: 74.4 ± 6%) at baseline. While PVC PESP at 200 ms had a strong significant correlation with the final 12-week LVEF (R = 0.8, P = 0.003), PVC PESP at 350 ms and PAC PESP had a positive but non-significant correlation (R = 0.53, P = 0.09, and R = 0.29, P = 0.34, respectively). Premature ventricular contraction PES...Continue Reading

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Sep 29, 2020·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·Gurukripa N Kowlgi, Yong-Mei Cha
Apr 16, 2021·Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases·Jose F HuizarKenneth A Ellenbogen

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