BACKGROUND: Left atrium (LA) physiology is influenced by changes in left ventricular (LV) performance and load. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to define the effect of acute changes in LV loading conditions on LA physiology in subacute myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS: MI was percutaneously induced in 19 Yorkshire pigs. One to 2 weeks after MI, 14 pigs underwent acute LV unloading using a percutaneous LV assist device, Impella. The remaining 5 pigs underwent acute LV loading by percutaneous induction of aortic regurgitation. A pressure-volume catheter was inserted into the LA using a percutaneous transseptal approach, and LA pressure-volume loops were continuously monitored. Atrial arrhythmia inducibility was examined by burst-pacing of the right atrium. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NOX) levels and ryanodine receptor phosphorylation were examined in LA tissues to study the potential effect of stretch-dependent oxidative stress. RESULTS: MI resulted in reduced LV ejection fraction and increased LV end-diastolic pressure with concomitant increase in LA pressure and volumes. Acute LV unloading resulted in a reduction of LV end-diastolic pressure, which led to proportional decreases in mean LA pressure and maximum LA volume. LA pressure-volume loops exhibited a pump flow-dependent, left-downward shift. This was associated with reduced LA passive stiffness, suggesting the alleviation of the LA stretch that was present after MI. Prior to acute unloading of the LV, 71% of the pigs were arrhythmia-inducible; LV unloading reduced this to 29% (p = 0.02). Time to spontaneous termination of atrial arrhythmias was decreased from median 55 s (range 5 to 300 s) to 3 s (range 0 to 59 s). In contrast, acute LV loading with aortic regurgitation increased LA pressure without a significant effect on arrhythmogenicity. Molecular analysis of LA tissue revealed that NOX2 expression was increased after MI, whereas acute LV unloading reduced NOX2 levels and diminished ryanodine receptor phosphorylation. CONCLUSIONS: Acute LV unloading relieves LA stretch and reduces atrial arrhythmogenicity in subacute MI.
BACKGROUND: Left atrium (LA) physiology is influenced by changes in left ventricular (LV) performance and load. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to define the effect of acute changes in LV loading conditions on LA physiology in subacute myocardial infarction (MI). METHODS: MI was percutaneously induced in 19 Yorkshire pigs. One to 2 weeks after MI, 14 pigs underwent acute LV unloading using a percutaneous LV assist device, Impella. The remaining 5 pigs underwent acute LV loading by percutaneous induction of aortic regurgitation. A pressure-volume catheter was inserted into the LA using a percutaneous transseptal approach, and LA pressure-volume loops were continuously monitored. Atrial arrhythmia inducibility was examined by burst-pacing of the right atrium. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NOX) levels and ryanodine receptor phosphorylation were examined in LA tissues to study the potential effect of stretch-dependent oxidative stress. RESULTS: MI resulted in reduced LV ejection fraction and increased LV end-diastolic pressure with concomitant increase in LA pressure and volumes. Acute LV unloading resulted in a reduction of LV end-diastolic pressure, which led to proportional decreases in mean LA pressure and maximum LA volume. LA pressure-volume loops exhibited a pump flow-dependent, left-downward shift. This was associated with reduced LA passive stiffness, suggesting the alleviation of the LA stretch that was present after MI. Prior to acute unloading of the LV, 71% of the pigs were arrhythmia-inducible; LV unloading reduced this to 29% (p = 0.02). Time to spontaneous termination of atrial arrhythmias was decreased from median 55 s (range 5 to 300 s) to 3 s (range 0 to 59 s). In contrast, acute LV loading with aortic regurgitation increased LA pressure without a significant effect on arrhythmogenicity. Molecular analysis of LA tissue revealed that NOX2 expression was increased after MI, whereas acute LV unloading reduced NOX2 levels and diminished ryanodine receptor phosphorylation. CONCLUSIONS: Acute LV unloading relieves LA stretch and reduces atrial arrhythmogenicity in subacute MI.
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