Naoko Yamaguchi1, Kentaro Yamakawa2, Pradeep S Rajendran1, Tatsuo Takamiya2, Marmar Vaseghi3. 1. Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Los Angeles, California; Neurocardiology Research Center of Excellence, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. 2. Neurocardiology Research Center of Excellence, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. 3. Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Los Angeles, California; Neurocardiology Research Center of Excellence, UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address: mvaseghi@mednet.ucla.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Neuraxial modulation with cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) can potentially reduce burden of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT). However, despite catheter ablation and CSD, VT can recur in patients with cardiomyopathy and the role of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) in this setting is unclear. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the electrophysiological effects of VNS after CSD in normal and infarcted hearts. METHODS: In 10 normal and 6 infarcted pigs, electrophysiological and hemodynamic parameters were evaluated before and during intermittent VNS pre-CSD (bilateral stellectomy and T2-T4 thoracic ganglia removal) as well as post-CSD. The effect of VNS during isoproterenol was also assessed pre- and post-CSD. Multielectrode ventricular activation recovery interval (ARI) recordings, a surrogate of action potential duration, were obtained. VT inducibility was tested during isoproterenol infusion after CSD with and without VNS. RESULTS: VNS increased the global ARI by 4% ± 4% pre-CSD and by 5% ± 6% post-CSD, with enhanced effects observed during isoproterenol infusion (10% ± 8% pre-CSD and 12% ± 9% post-CSD) in normal animals. In infarcted animals pre-CSD, VNS increased ARI by 6% ± 7% before and by 13% ± 8% during isoproterenol infusion. Post-CSD, VNS increased ARI by 6% ± 5% before and by 11% ± 7% during isoproterenol infusion. VT was inducible in all infarcted animals post-CSD during isoproterenol infusion; this inducibility was reduced by 67% with VNS (P = .01). In all animals, the hemodynamic effects of VNS remained after CSD. CONCLUSION: After CSD, the beneficial electrophysiological effects of VNS remain. Furthermore, VNS can reduce VT inducibility beyond CSD in the setting of circulating catecholamines, suggesting a role for additional parasympathetic modulation in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.
BACKGROUND: Neuraxial modulation with cardiac sympathetic denervation (CSD) can potentially reduce burden of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT). However, despite catheter ablation and CSD, VT can recur in patients with cardiomyopathy and the role of vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) in this setting is unclear. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the electrophysiological effects of VNS after CSD in normal and infarcted hearts. METHODS: In 10 normal and 6 infarctedpigs, electrophysiological and hemodynamic parameters were evaluated before and during intermittent VNS pre-CSD (bilateral stellectomy and T2-T4 thoracic ganglia removal) as well as post-CSD. The effect of VNS during isoproterenol was also assessed pre- and post-CSD. Multielectrode ventricular activation recovery interval (ARI) recordings, a surrogate of action potential duration, were obtained. VT inducibility was tested during isoproterenol infusion after CSD with and without VNS. RESULTS: VNS increased the global ARI by 4% ± 4% pre-CSD and by 5% ± 6% post-CSD, with enhanced effects observed during isoproterenol infusion (10% ± 8% pre-CSD and 12% ± 9% post-CSD) in normal animals. In infarcted animals pre-CSD, VNS increased ARI by 6% ± 7% before and by 13% ± 8% during isoproterenol infusion. Post-CSD, VNS increased ARI by 6% ± 5% before and by 11% ± 7% during isoproterenol infusion. VT was inducible in all infarcted animals post-CSD during isoproterenol infusion; this inducibility was reduced by 67% with VNS (P = .01). In all animals, the hemodynamic effects of VNS remained after CSD. CONCLUSION: After CSD, the beneficial electrophysiological effects of VNS remain. Furthermore, VNS can reduce VT inducibility beyond CSD in the setting of circulating catecholamines, suggesting a role for additional parasympathetic modulation in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias.
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