Heart rate dynamics at the onset of ventricular tachyarrhythmias as retrieved from implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in patients with coronary artery disease
Heart rate dynamics at the onset of ventricular tachyarrhythmias as retrieved from implantable cardioverter-defibrillators in patients with coronary artery disease
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DOI:
10.1161/01.cir.101.20.2398
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发表时间:
2000-05-23
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37.8
通讯作者:
Fromer, M
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作者:
Pruvot, E;Thonet, G;Fromer, M
Background-The recent availability of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) that record 1024 R-R intervals preceding a ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VTA) provides a unique opportunity to analyze heart rate variability (HRV) before the onset of VTA.Methods and Results-Fifty-eight post-myocardial infarction patients with an implanted ICD for recurrent VTA provided 2 sets of 98 heart rate recordings in sinus rhythm: (1) before a VTA and (2) during control conditions. Three subgroups were considered according to the antiarrhythmic (AA) drug regimen. A state of sympathoexcitation was suggested by the significant reduction in HRV before VTA onset compared with control conditions. beta-Blockers and dl-sotalol enhanced HRV in control recordings; nevertheless, HRV declined before VTA independent of AA drugs. A gradual increase in heart rate and decrease in sinus arrhythmia at VTA onset were specific findings of patients who received dl-sotalol.Conclusions-The peculiar heart rate dynamics observed before VTA onset are suggestive of a state of sympathoexcitation that is independent of AA drugs.