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Cardiomyocyte lethality by multidirectional stimuli
José Américo Nabuco Leva Ferreira de Freitas1, Fernanda Dos Santos Costa Leomil1, Marcelo Zoccoler2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing
|May 31, 2018
Summary
Multidirectional defibrillation shocks show similar cell lethality to monodirectional ones, suggesting they are safer. This research compared the impact of different electrical field pulse directions on isolated rat heart cells.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Electrophysiology
- Cell Biology
Background:
- Multidirectional defibrillation protocols demonstrate superior efficiency compared to monodirectional approaches.
- However, the impact of multidirectional defibrillation on cardiomyocyte cell lethality remains uninvestigated.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the cell lethality of multidirectional defibrillator-like electrical field stimulation on isolated cardiomyocytes.
- To compare the safety profile of multidirectional versus monodirectional electrical stimuli.
Main Methods:
- Isolated adult rat cardiomyocytes were exposed to either monodirectional or multidirectional high-intensity electrical field (HEF) pulses.
- Cell survival was monitored, and electrical field stimulation thresholds for 50% lethality (E50) were determined using survival analysis.
- Stimulation protocols were repeated until cell death, with increasing HEF amplitude if cells recovered.
Main Results:
- Multidirectional stimulation groups exhibited lethality curves comparable to the monodirectional 0° group.
- The monodirectional 60° group displayed the highest E50, indicating lower lethality.
- Multidirectional stimuli showed comparable cell lethality to single monodirectional stimuli.
Conclusions:
- Multidirectional defibrillation stimuli appear to be safer for individual cardiomyocytes than previously assumed.
- These findings support the use of multidirectional stimuli, as they offer comparable safety to monodirectional stimuli at a potentially lower defibrillation threshold.
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