TY - JOUR
T1 - Spatiotemporal evolution and prediction of [Ca2+]i and APD alternans in isolated rabbit hearts
AU - Visweswaran, Ramjay
AU - McIntyre, Stephen D.
AU - Ramkrishnan, Kartik
AU - Zhao, Xiaopeng
AU - Tolkacheva, Elena G.
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - Prediction of Alternans in the Heart Introduction Action potential duration (APD) alternans can be accompanied by alternans in intracellular calcium transients ([Ca2+]i), leading to electromechanical alternans. Electromechanical alternans is considered a substrate for ventricular fibrillation. Although some techniques have been developed to predict APD alternans, the onset of [Ca2+]i alternans has never been predicted. Methods and Results Simultaneous mapping of voltage and calcium was performed in 8 Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts. APD, [Ca2+] i amplitude (CaA) and duration (CaD) alternans were induced using a perturbed downsweep protocol. Local onset of alternans (Bonset) was defined as the cycle length (BCL) at which at least 10% of the RV exhibited alternans. We observed that the local onset of CaA alternans always occurred first, followed by APD and then CaD alternans. We constructed APD, CaD, and CaA restitution portraits for 2 regions of the heart defined at Bonset: the 1:1alt region, which developed alternans, and the 1:1 region, which did not. Our results also show that the slopes S12 Max and SDyn were higher in 1:1alt region (SDyn = 0.99 ± 0.04 vs 0.73 ± 0.06; S12 Max = 0.95 ± 0.13 vs 0.65 ± 0.1, P < 0.05) prior to onset of CaD alternans, while S12 and S12 Max were significantly higher in the 1:1alt region (S12 = 0.59 ± 0.19 vs 0.19 ± 0.02; S12 Max = 1.09 ± 0.1 vs 0.61 ± 0.08, P < 0.05) prior to onset of CaA alternans. Conclusion We successfully applied the restitution portrait technique to the prediction of [Ca2+]i (both CaA and CaD) alternans. The slopes of the APD/CaD/CaA restitution portrait are definitive indicators of APD, CaD, and CaA alternans.
AB - Prediction of Alternans in the Heart Introduction Action potential duration (APD) alternans can be accompanied by alternans in intracellular calcium transients ([Ca2+]i), leading to electromechanical alternans. Electromechanical alternans is considered a substrate for ventricular fibrillation. Although some techniques have been developed to predict APD alternans, the onset of [Ca2+]i alternans has never been predicted. Methods and Results Simultaneous mapping of voltage and calcium was performed in 8 Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts. APD, [Ca2+] i amplitude (CaA) and duration (CaD) alternans were induced using a perturbed downsweep protocol. Local onset of alternans (Bonset) was defined as the cycle length (BCL) at which at least 10% of the RV exhibited alternans. We observed that the local onset of CaA alternans always occurred first, followed by APD and then CaD alternans. We constructed APD, CaD, and CaA restitution portraits for 2 regions of the heart defined at Bonset: the 1:1alt region, which developed alternans, and the 1:1 region, which did not. Our results also show that the slopes S12 Max and SDyn were higher in 1:1alt region (SDyn = 0.99 ± 0.04 vs 0.73 ± 0.06; S12 Max = 0.95 ± 0.13 vs 0.65 ± 0.1, P < 0.05) prior to onset of CaD alternans, while S12 and S12 Max were significantly higher in the 1:1alt region (S12 = 0.59 ± 0.19 vs 0.19 ± 0.02; S12 Max = 1.09 ± 0.1 vs 0.61 ± 0.08, P < 0.05) prior to onset of CaA alternans. Conclusion We successfully applied the restitution portrait technique to the prediction of [Ca2+]i (both CaA and CaD) alternans. The slopes of the APD/CaD/CaA restitution portrait are definitive indicators of APD, CaD, and CaA alternans.
KW - action potential
KW - alternans
KW - cycle length
KW - intracellular calcium
KW - optical mapping
KW - restitution
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U2 - 10.1111/jce.12200
DO - 10.1111/jce.12200
M3 - Article
C2 - 23845004
AN - SCOPUS:84886791838
SN - 1045-3873
VL - 24
SP - 1287
EP - 1295
JO - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
JF - Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
IS - 11
ER -