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Oct 31, 2009 01:51 AM

After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?


I get the cardiac cells are "irritable." I don't understand why oxygenated blood would cause dysrhythmias when the heart muscle needs the oxygen. What is going on here? Is there something happening with the electrolytes? Is there lactic acid buildup and then too quick of a shift with oxygenated blood? Someone help me out, please.


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Old Nov 01, 2009, 04:48 AM

Default Re: After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?
I want to know this, too. Good question!
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from dianah
Old Nov 01, 2009, 12:51 PM

Default Re: After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?
Found one article with some info:

http://circres.ahajournals.org/cgi/c.../full/89/9/741


Apparently there are still many unanswered questions about the exact cellular mechanism during the reperfusion phase.

I agree, good question!
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Old Nov 01, 2009, 01:24 PM

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Reperfusion arrhythmias originate as a consequence of the complex of cellular and humoral reactions accompanying the opening of coronary artery. As the primary cause of their generation are considered the chemically defined substances that are produced and accumulated in myocardium during reperfusion. The key role is ascribed to free oxygen radicals but of importance are also other substances such as calcium, thrombin, platelet activating factor, inositol triphosphate, angiotensin II and others. These chemical mediators of reperfusion arrhythmias operate as modulators of cellular electrophysiology causing the complex changes at the level of ion channels. It is supposed that in the genesis of reperfusion arrhythmias unlike ischemic arrhytmias operate nonreentrant mechanisms such as abnormal or enhanced automacy and triggered activity due to afterdepolarizations.
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9919746
this is from 1998 though, yeck!
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from buddiage
Old Nov 02, 2009, 08:39 AM

Lightbulb Re: After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?
I thank you for your responses. I got something now (which is better than nothing). Seriously, 1990's info? Man, doesn't any university want to know? I had a difficult time finding anything on the itnernet that described WHY as opposed to that it actually occurs. I'll bring it up at the floor rounds. If I get anything better, I'll post it so we can all be edified.
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from in2bate71
Old Nov 02, 2009, 03:42 PM

Default Re: After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?
Originally Posted by buddiage View Post
I get the cardiac cells are "irritable." I don't understand why oxygenated blood would cause dysrhythmias when the heart muscle needs the oxygen. What is going on here? Is there something happening with the electrolytes? Is there lactic acid buildup and then too quick of a shift with oxygenated blood? Someone help me out, please.
I think it has to do with the washout that occurs after reperfusion...sends lactic acid, Ca++, etc downstream which angers the myocytes. Good question, I'm going to have to look it up.
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from buddiage
Old Nov 02, 2009, 06:46 PM

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Sounds plausible. If you find out, let me know. :0)
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from ghillbert
Old Nov 02, 2009, 08:11 PM

Default Re: After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?
The problem would be how to study it - at least in humans. Couldn't really induce reperfusion arryhthmias to study at cellular level. Looks like most of the research is in rats.
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from in2bate71
Old Nov 02, 2009, 08:55 PM

Default Re: After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?
Originally Posted by ghillbert View Post
The problem would be how to study it - at least in humans. Couldn't really induce reperfusion arryhthmias to study at cellular level. Looks like most of the research is in rats.
I agree, most of the articles I found describe rat studies. The only thing I found:

http://books.google.com/books?id=AVs...injury&f=false

starts on page 66.


Some other articles...nothing profound but here they are anyway:

http://www.pathologyportal.org/97th/pdf/companion20h04.pdf

http://ajpheart.physiology.org/cgi/content/full/289/1/H2
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from buddiage
Old Nov 03, 2009, 12:40 AM

Default Re: After cath with reperfusion dysrhythmias- WHY at the cellular level?
That (google one) was an excellent source! Thank you!
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