Calcium-Activated Cl − Current Contributes to Delayed Afterdepolarizations in Single Purkinje and Ventricular Myocytes
CirculationPeer ReviewedArie O. Verkerk +32000Journals
The ionic mechanism underlying the transient inward current (I(ti)), the current responsible for delayed afterdepolarizations (DADs), appears to be different in ventricular myocytes and Purkinje fibers. In ventricular myocytes, I(ti) was ascribed to a Na(+)-Ca(2+) exchange current, whereas in Purkinje fibers, it was additionally ascribed to a Cl(-) current and a nonselective cation current. If Cl(-) current contributes to I(ti) and thus to DADs, Cl(-) current blockade may be potentially antiarrhythmogenic. In this study, we investigated the ionic nature of I(ti) in single sheep Purkinje and ventricular myocytes and the effects of Cl(-) current blockade on DADs.
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