Distribution of excitation frequencies on the epicardial and endocardial surfaces of fibrillating ventricular wall of the sheep heart
- PMID: 10700445
- DOI: 10.1161/01.res.86.4.408
Distribution of excitation frequencies on the epicardial and endocardial surfaces of fibrillating ventricular wall of the sheep heart
Abstract
Tissue heterogeneities may play an important role in the mechanism of ventricular tachycardia (VT) and fibrillation (VF) and can lead to a complex spatial distribution of excitation frequencies. Here we used optical mapping and Fourier analysis to determine the distribution of excitation frequencies in >20 000 sites of fibrillating ventricular tissue. Our objective was to use such a distribution as a tool to quantify the degree of organization during VF. Fourteen episodes of VT/VF were induced via rapid pacing in 9 isolated, coronary perfused, and superfused sheep ventricular slabs (3x3 cm(2)). A dual-camera video-imaging system was used for simultaneous optical recordings from the entire epi- and endocardial surfaces. The local frequencies of excitation were determined at each pixel and displayed as dominant frequency (DF) maps. A typical DF map consisted of several (8.2+/-3.6) discrete areas (domains) with a uniform DF within each domain. The DFs in adjacent domains were often in 1:2, 3:4, or 4:5 ratios, which was shown to be a result of an intermittent Wenckebach-like conduction block at the domain boundaries. The domain patterns were relatively stable and could persist from several seconds to several minutes. The complexity in the organization of the domains, the number of domains, and the dispersion of frequencies increased with the rate of the arrhythmia. Domain patterns on the epicardial and endocardial surfaces were not correlated. Sustained epicardial or endocardial reentry was observed in only 3 episodes. Observed frequency patterns during VT/VF suggest that the underlying mechanism may be a sustained intramural reentrant source interacting with tissue heterogeneities.
Comment in
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Fibrillating myocardium : rabbit warren or beehive?Circ Res. 2000 Mar 3;86(4):369-70. doi: 10.1161/01.res.86.4.369. Circ Res. 2000. PMID: 10700439 Review. No abstract available.
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Ventricular fibrillation: Mother rotor or multiple wavelets?Circ Res. 2001 Aug 17;89(4):E30. Circ Res. 2001. PMID: 11509455 No abstract available.
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