Transmural and apicobasal gradients in repolarization contribute to T-wave genesis in human surface ECG
Transmural and apicobasal gradients in repolarization contribute to T-wave genesis in human surface ECG
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DOI:
10.1152/ajpheart.01241.2010
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发表时间:
2011-07-01
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Hisada, Toshiaki
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作者:
Okada, Jun-ichi;Washio, Takumi;Hisada, Toshiaki
Okada J, Washio T, Maehara A, Momomura S, Sugiura S, Hisada T. Transmural and apicobasal gradients in repolarization contribute to T-wave genesis in human surface ECG. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 301: H200-H208, 2011. First published April 1, 2011; doi:10.1152/ajpheart.01241.2010.-The cellular basis of the T-wave morphology of surface ECG remains controversial in clinical cardiology. We examined the effect of action potential duration (APD) distribution on T-wave morphology using a realistic model of the human ventricle and torso. We developed a finite-element model of the ventricle consisting of similar to 26 million elements, including the conduction system, each implemented with the ion current model of cardiomyocytes. This model was embedded in a torso model with distinct organ structures to obtain the standard ECG leads. The APD distribution was changed in the transmural direction by locating the M cells in either the endocardial or epicardial region. We also introduced apicobasal gradients by modifying the ion channel parameters. Both the transmural gradient (with M cells on the endocardial side) and the apicobasal gradient produced positive T waves, although a very large gradient was required for the apicobasal gradient. By contrast, T waves obtained with the transmural gradient were highly symmetric and, therefore, did not represent the true physiological state. Only combination of the transmural and the moderate apicobasal gradients produced physiological T waves in surface ECG. Positive T waves in surface ECG mainly originated from the transmural distribution of APD with M cells on the endocardial side, although the apicobasal gradient was also required to attain the physiological waveform.