Potassium Channel Subunit Remodeling in Rabbits Exposed to Long-Term Bradycardia or Tachycardia
Author(s) -
Yukiomi Tsuji,
Stephen Zicha,
Xiaoyan Qi,
Itsuo Kodama,
Stanley Nattel
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.105.552968
Subject(s) - bradycardia , medicine , tachycardia , ventricular tachycardia , cardiology , sinus bradycardia , dofetilide , heart rate , anesthesia , qt interval , blood pressure
Sustained heart rate abnormalities produce electrical remodeling and susceptibility to arrhythmia. Uncontrolled tachycardia produces heart failure and ventricular tachyarrhythmia susceptibility, whereas bradycardia promotes spontaneous torsade de pointes (TdP). This study compared arrhythmic phenotypes and molecular electrophysiological remodeling produced by tachycardia versus bradycardia in rabbits.
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