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Defibrillation shocks increase myocardial pacing threshold: an intracellular microelectrode study.

H G Li1, D L Jones, R Yee

  • 1Department of Physiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.

The American Journal of Physiology
|June 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary

Defibrillation shocks acutely increase myocardial pacing threshold, leading to pacing failure. This effect, independent of depolarization, may involve altered calcium handling in the heart muscle.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • Medical Device Technology

Background:

  • Defibrillation is crucial for treating cardiac arrhythmias.
  • Acute inability to pace the heart post-defibrillation is observed but mechanistically unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To directly investigate the impact of defibrillation shocks on myocardial pacing thresholds.
  • To elucidate the underlying mechanisms of defibrillation-induced pacing failure.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized microelectrode techniques on superfused guinea pig papillary muscles.
  • Evaluated pacing thresholds and membrane potentials following varying intensity defibrillation shocks.
  • Manipulated extracellular calcium and utilized verapamil to assess calcium handling involvement.

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Main Results:

  • Defibrillation shocks (50-200 V/cm) induced pacing failure, duration correlating with shock intensity.
  • Increased pacing strength reduced pacing failure incidence and duration.
  • Reduced extracellular calcium and verapamil prolonged pacing failure, while depolarization magnitude did not correlate.

Conclusions:

  • Defibrillation shocks directly increase myocardial pacing threshold in a shock intensity-dependent manner.
  • Pacing failure post-defibrillation is independent of hypoxia or depolarization magnitude.
  • Altered myocardial membrane calcium handling is implicated in defibrillation-induced pacing threshold increase.