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ReviewJournal of cellular and molecular medicine2025

The Role of Infarct Border Zone Remodelling in Ventricular Arrhythmias: Bridging Basic Research and Clinical Applications.

Jin Ma, Qiuxiong Chen, Dongqun Lin, Shiyu Ma

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Review in Journal of cellular and molecular medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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4 authors.

Jin MaGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2289-3036
Qiuxiong ChenGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Dongqun LinGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Shiyu MaGuangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3968-584X

Funding

Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2019A1515010808Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2019B1515120040Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province 2022A1515220191Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 202102010266Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 202201011762Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project 202201020290National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFC3500100The Specific Research Fund for TCM Science and Technology of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine YN2018MJ02The Specific Research Fund for TCM Science and Technology of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine YN2019MJ10
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Patients who experience post-myocardial infarction (MI) and present with a left ventricular ejection fraction of less than 35% are classified as being at high risk for sudden cardiac death due to ventricular arrhythmias (VAs). The expansion of scar tissue and the extension of the infarct border zone (IBZ) following MI play critical roles in the progression of heart failure and the onset of VAs. Various aspects of structural remodelling, including cardiac fibrosis, along with electrophysiological changes such as alterations in gap junctions, ion channels, and autonomic nervous system function within the IBZ may contribute to abnormal impulse generation and conduction, thereby increasing susceptibility to arrhythmias. Currently, management strategies for VAs primarily encompass pharmacologic interventions (e.g., β-blockers, amiodarone), device-based approaches (e.g., ICD implantation), or catheter ablation techniques as outlined by ESC Guidelines. In this review, we systematically summarise both structural characteristics inherent in ischaemic myocardial substrates and clinical treatment strategies regarding VAs. We propose that early prevention strategies aimed at mitigating arrhythmogenic substrate formation represent an innovative approach to treating VAs following MI.

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Arrhythmias, CardiacMyocardial InfarctionVentricular RemodelingAnimalsHumanscardiac remodellinginfarct border zonemyocardial infarctionsudden cardiac deathventricular arrhythmias

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PMID40159640
PMCPMC11955419

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