Effect of autonomic blockade on ventricular repolarization shortening: response to behavioral stimulus in paced dogs.

Autonomic tone has been suggested to be a significant determinant of ventricular repolarization duration with both rate dependent and independent effects. Using the His bundle-paced dog, a model that eliminates the need for QT correction factors, we explored the rate-independent effects of sympathetic and parasympathetic blockade on ventricular repolarization shortening following an excitatory stimulus. Six male His bundle-paced beagle dogs were paced at 80 bpm and fitted with jackets, surface ECG electrodes, and radiotelemeters.

A novel predictive pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of repolarization prolongation derived from the effects of terfenadine, cisapride and E-4031 in the conscious chronic av node--ablated, His bundle-paced dog.

Introduction: Terfenadine, cisapride, and E-4031, three drugs that prolong ventricular repolarization, were selected to evaluate the sensitivity of the conscious chronic atrioventricular node--ablated, His bundle-paced Dog for defining drug induced cardiac repolarization prolongation. A novel predictive pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic model of repolarization prolongation was generated from these data.

Methods: Three male beagle dogs underwent radiofrequency AV nodal ablation, and placement of a His bundle-pacing lead and programmable pacemaker under anesthesia.

Circadian changes in the QT variability index in the beagle dog.

1. QT variability is a non-invasive marker of cardiac repolarization lability and a higher QT variability is associated with sudden death. No data exist as to the circadian fluctuations in QT variability and the QT variability index (QTvi) in the canine.