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Title: Clinical Potential of Beat‐to‐Beat Diastolic Interval Control in Preventing Cardiac Arrhythmias
Abstract Life‐threatening ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death are often preceded by cardiac alternans, a beat‐to‐beat oscillation in the T‐wave morphology or duration. However, given the spatiotemporal and structural complexity of the human heart, designing algorithms to effectively suppress alternans and prevent fatal rhythms is challenging. Recently, an antiarrhythmic constant diastolic interval pacing protocol was proposed and shown to be effective in suppressing alternans in 0‐, 1‐, and 2‐dimensional in silico studies as well as in ex vivo whole heart experiments. Herein, we provide a systematic review of the electrophysiological conditions and mechanisms that enable constant diastolic interval pacing to be an effective antiarrhythmic pacing strategy. We also demonstrate a successful translation of the constant diastolic interval pacing protocol into an ECG‐based real‐time control system capable of modulating beat‐to‐beat cardiac electrical activity and preventing alternans. Furthermore, we present evidence of the clinical utility of real‐time alternans suppression in reducing arrhythmia susceptibility in vivo. We provide a comprehensive overview of this promising pacing technique, which can potentially be translated into a clinically viable device that could radically improve the quality of life of patients experiencing abnormal cardiac rhythms.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1662250
NSF-PAR ID:
10283001
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Heart Association
Volume:
10
Issue:
11
ISSN:
2047-9980
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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