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ArticleFrontiers in physiology2015

Myocardial electrotonic response to submaximal exercise in dogs with healed myocardial infarctions: evidence for β-adrenoceptor mediated enhanced coupling during exercise testing.

Carlos L Del Rio, Bradley D Clymer, George E Billman

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Carlos L Del RioDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA ; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA ; Safety Pharmacology, QTest Labs Columbus, OH, USA.
Bradley D ClymerDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA ; Biomedical Engineering, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA.
George E BillmanDepartment of Physiology and Cell Biology, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA ; Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, The Ohio State University Columbus, OH, USA.
The Ohio State University · USQED Labs · US

Funding

Effect of Daily Exercise on Cardiac Autonomic RegulationR01HL068609 · NHLBI · OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI BILLMAN, GEORGE EDWARD · 2002 to 2005
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NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL068609
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Abstract

introductionAutonomic neural activation during cardiac stress testing is an established risk-stratification tool in post-myocardial infarction (MI) patients. However, autonomic activation can also modulate myocardial electrotonic coupling, a known factor to contribute to the genesis of arrhythmias. The present study tested the hypothesis that exercise-induced autonomic neural activation modulates electrotonic coupling (as measured by myocardial electrical impedance, MEI) in post-MI animals shown to be susceptible or resistant to ventricular fibrillation (VF).

methodsDogs (n = 25) with healed MI instrumented for MEI measurements were trained to run on a treadmill and classified based on their susceptibility to VF (12 susceptible, 9 resistant). MEI and ECGs were recorded during 6-stage exercise tests (18 min/test; peak: 6.4 km/h @ 16%) performed under control conditions, and following complete β-adrenoceptor (β-AR) blockade (propranolol); MEI was also measured at rest during escalating β-AR stimulation (isoproterenol) or overdrive-pacing.

resultsExercise progressively increased heart rate (HR) and reduced heart rate variability (HRV). In parallel, MEI decreased gradually (enhanced electrotonic coupling) with exercise; at peak exercise, MEI was reduced by 5.3 ± 0.4% (or -23 ± 1.8Ω, P < 0.001). Notably, exercise-mediated electrotonic changes were linearly predicted by the degree of autonomic activation, as indicated by changes in either HR or in HRV (P < 0.001). Indeed, β-AR blockade attenuated the MEI response to exercise while direct β-AR stimulation (at rest) triggered MEI decreases comparable to those observed during exercise; ventricular pacing had no significant effects on MEI. Finally, animals prone to VF had a significantly larger MEI response to exercise.

conclusionsThese data suggest that β-AR activation during exercise can acutely enhance electrotonic coupling in the myocardium, particularly in dogs susceptible to ischemia-induced VF.

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arrhythmic riskelectrotonic couplingexercisemyocardial infarctionβ-adrenoceptor stimulation

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