Abstract
To compare the effects of class III antiarrhythmic agents (amiodarone vs. ibutilide) on ventricular fibrillation (VF) and hemodynamic status in a canine heart failure (HF) model. A total of 12 beagles were used to establish the HF model by rapid pacing for 4 consecutive weeks. These canines were randomly divided into two groups based on the administration of ibutilide and amiodarone. A 12 × 12 unipolar electrode plaque was used for ventricular epicardial mapping, and a 6-electrode plunge needle was inserted for ventricular transmural mapping. The restitution curve was estimated from activation recovery intervals (ARIs) by pacing from the plaque electrodes before and after drug administration. The defibrillation threshold (DFT) and VF activation patterns, including the activation rate, cycle length (VF-CL) and the transmural dispersion of the activation rate, were evaluated and the hemodynamic parameters were mearsured and compared before and after drug administration. Compared to HF baseline, ibutilide administration has markedly decreased the DFT by 28% (18 ± 2J vs. 13 ± 2.7J, P < 0.01) without affecting the canine's hemodynamics (mean arterial pressure 91 ± 15mmHg vs. 92 ± 17mmHg, P > 0.05). Furthermore, VF activation pattern became more organized, and spontaneous termination was observed only after ibutilide administration. Conversely, amiodarone has significantly compromised the hemodynamic status (mean arterial pressure 92 ± 6.1mmHg vs. 52 ± 11.6mmHg, P < 0.05), but did not alter the DFT (17 ± 2.3J vs. 16 ± 2.0J, P > 0.05). Compared to pre-medication, both ibutilide and amiodarone have significantly prolonged the VERP (178 ± 9.6ms vs. 208 ± 8.9ms, P < 0.05; 185 ± 10.5ms vs. 202 ± 7.5ms, P < 0.05, respectively) and reduced the dispersion of refractoriness, the maximal slope of restitution curve, and the epicardial dispersion during pacing. Additionally, both drugs have significantly increased the VF-CL and reduced the transmural dispersion of the VF activation rate. Ibutilide had potential antifibrillatory properties, which was shown by decreasing the DFT and organizing the VF activation in HF, and with no apparent impact on the hemodynamic status. In contrast, intravenous amiodarone administration demonstrated prominent negative effects on the hemodynamic status possibly by affecting the myocardial contractility before and after defibrillation but did not alter the DFT.
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