Electropharmacologic Characteristics of Ventricular Proarrhythmia Induced by Ibutilide

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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to evaluate in vivo the proarrhythmic effects of ibutilide in dogs with or without ventricular hypertrophy. Fourteen dogs received repeated experiments both during the acute and chronic phases (8 weeks, with ventricular hypertrophy) of complete atrioventricular (AV) block. Twelve-lead ECG, monophasic action potentials in the left and right ventricle were recorded before and after each dose of ibutilide (0.01-0.08 mg/kg) during different ventricular rates. In these dogs, ibutilide increased QT interval, biventricular APD90, interventricular ΔAPD90 (difference between the left and right ventricular APD90), and QT dispersion, and induced early afterdepolarizations in a dose-dependent manner. The interventricular ΔAPD90, QT dispersion, and increases of QT interval were more pronounced during slower ventricular rates. There were greater QT interval, biventricular APD90, interventricular ΔAPD90, and QT dispersion values during chronic AV block than during acute AV block. Moreover, ibutilide can induce higher incidences of early afterdepolarizations and torsades de pointes [six (43%) of 14 versus 0 of 14; p