Human Model Simulating Right Ventricular Outflow Tract Tachycardia by High-Frequency Stimulation in the Left Pulmonary Artery: Autonomics and Idiopathic Ventricular Arrhythmias
Articles > Article · 2009
Authors: Can HASDEMİR, Alpay Alp, Mehmet Aydin, Levent Hürkan CAN
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2009, vol 20, pp 759-763
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01442.x
Summary
Introduction: Frequent monomorphic premature ventricular contractions (PVC) and/or ventricular tachycardia (VT) in patients with structurally normal heart usually arise from the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). An animal model simulating RVOT tachycardia by high-frequency stimulation (HFS) of the sympathetic input to the proximal pulmonary artery (PA) has been previously described. The aim of this study was to similarly induce RVOT tachycardia in humans.