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Internal monophasic shocks in a rabbit model of healed MI significantly increased the incidence, severity, and duration of arrhythmias compared to structurally normal hearts.
In a rabbit model of healed myocardial infarction, the infarction border zone creates an anatomic reentry pathway that increases shock-induced arrhythmogenesis and facilitates arrhythmia maintenance.
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May heighten arrhythmia risk with internal shocks post-MI; leaves open clinical translation of rabbit border zone findings.
Li et al. (2005) studied Healed myocardial infarction (n=16). Internal monophasic shocks vs. Structurally normal hearts was evaluated on Incidence, severity, and duration of shock-induced arrhythmias. Internal monophasic shocks in a rabbit model of healed MI significantly increased the incidence, severity, and duration of arrhythmias compared to structurally normal hearts.
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