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Activation patterns in healed experimental myocardial infarction.

A Kadish1, C W Balke, J F Levine

  • 1Department of Animal Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Circulation Research
|December 1, 1989
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Vector loops in cardiac muscle mapping can reveal local activation directions. This study shows instantaneous vectors accurately represent these directions, even in myocardial infarction, identifying single or multiple activation pathways.

Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Electrophysiology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Vector loops from bipolar electrograms indicate cardiac activation direction.
  • Investigating local myocardial activation patterns is crucial for understanding cardiac function, especially post-infarction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if vector loop components provide information on differing local activation directions in myocardial tissue.
  • To correlate instantaneous vectors with isochronal activation patterns in experimental myocardial infarction.

Main Methods:

  • Correlating instantaneous vectors with isochronal activation patterns in vitro using microelectrode arrays.
  • Analyzing in vivo propagation patterns in animals with experimental myocardial infarction.
  • Recording and comparing electrograms during pacing from multiple sites around a recording probe.

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Main Results:

  • In vitro studies showed multidirectional vector loops corresponded to multiple local activation directions.
  • In vivo analysis of 150 sites revealed 13% had more than one major local activation direction.
  • Electrograms from pacing sites around abnormal sites showed significant amplitude and duration variability, with inconsistent activation directions.

Conclusions:

  • Instantaneous vector loop components accurately represent local cardiac activation directions.
  • Most areas of experimental myocardial infarction exhibit a single major activation direction despite abnormal electrograms.
  • Some localized regions within myocardial infarction can display two major activation directions.
  • Geometric activation patterns in myocardial infarction are significantly influenced by the initial direction of activation.