Browsing by Subject "AV block"

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    Permanent His bundle pacing: Recommendations from a Multicenter His Bundle Pacing Collaborative Working Group for standardization of definitions, implant measurements, and follow-up
    (Elsevier, 2017) Vijayaraman, Pugazhendhi; Dandamudi, Gopi; Zanon, Francesco; Sharma, Parikshit S.; Tung, Roderick; Huang, Weijian; Koneru, Jayanthi; Tada, Hiroshi; Ellenbogen, Kenneth A.; Lustgarten, Daniel L.; Medicine, School of Medicine
    His bundle pacing (HBP) prevents ventricular dyssynchrony and its long-term consequences by preserving normal electrical activation of the ventricles. Since the original description of permanent HBP in 2000, the adoption of HBP has increased over the past several years. However, the reporting of procedural and clinical outcomes to date is not uniform. This article is a collaboration between several implanters with significant experience in HBP to establish a uniform set of definitions encompassing the different forms of HBP as well as define a standardized approach to gathering data end points to ensure consistency in reported outcomes.
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    Subcutaneous nerve activity and mechanisms of sudden death in a rat model of chronic kidney disease
    (Elsevier, 2016-05) Zhao, Ye; Chen, Neal X.; Shirazi, Jonathan T.; Shen, Changyu; Lin, Shien-Fong; Fishbein, Michael C.; Moe, Sharon M.; Chen, Peng-Sheng; Department of Medicine, IU School of Medicine
    BACKGROUND: The mechanisms of sudden death in chronic kidney disease (CKD) remain unclear. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to test the hypotheses that subcutaneous nerve activity (SCNA) can be used to estimate sympathetic tone in ambulatory rats and that abrupt reduction of SCNA precedes the spontaneous arrhythmic death of Cy/+ rats. METHODS: Radiotransmitters were implanted in ambulatory normal (N = 6) and Cy/+ (CKD; N = 6) rats to record electrocardiogram and SCNA. Two additional rats were studied before and after chemical sympathectomy with 6-hydroxydopamine. RESULTS: In normal rats, the baseline heart rate (HR) and SCNA were 351 ± 29 bpm and 5.12 ± 2.97 mV·s, respectively. SCNA abruptly increased HR by 4.31% (95% confidence interval 4.15%-4.47%). In comparison, the CKD rats had reduced baseline HR (336 ± 21 bpm, P < .01) and SCNA (4.27 ± 3.19 mV·s, P < .01). When SCNA was observed, HR increased by only 2.48% (confidence interval 2.29%-2.67%, P < .01). All Cy/+ rats died suddenly, preceded by sinus bradycardia, advanced (second- and third-degree) AV block (N = 6), and/or ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation (N = 3). Sudden death was preceded by a further reduction of SCNA (3.22 ± 2.86 mV·s, P < .01) and sinus bradycardia (243 ± 55 bpm, P < .01). Histologic studies in CKD rats showed myocardial calcification that involved the conduction system. Chemical sympathectomy resulted in progressive reduction of SCNA over 7 days. CONCLUSION: SCNA can be used to estimate sympathetic tone in ambulatory rats. CKD is associated with reduced HR response to SCNA and conduction system diseases. Abrupt reduction of sympathetic tone precedes AV block, ventricular arrhythmia, and sudden death of CKD rats.