Key result
Rats with HFpEF induced by a high-salt diet showed markedly increased susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias compared to controls (P<0.001), driven by delayed repolarization and QT prolongation.
Why the study?
Does HFpEF induced by a high-salt diet increase susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias in Dahl salt-sensitive rats?
Does HFpEF induced by a high-salt diet increase susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias in Dahl salt-sensitive rats?
p-value: p=<0.001
In a rat model of HFpEF, increased susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias is driven by delayed repolarization due to downregulation of potassium currents, providing a potential mechanistic explanation for sudden cardiac death in HFpEF.
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Hypothesis-generating for arrhythmia risk in HFpEF; leaves open translation from this rat model to patients.
Cho et al. (2017) studied Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) (n=51). High-salt diet (8% NaCl) induced HFpEF vs. Normal-salt diet (0.3% NaCl) was evaluated on Susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias (VA) (p=<0.001). Rats with HFpEF induced by a high-salt diet showed markedly increased susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias compared to controls (P<0.001), driven by delayed repolarization and QT prolongation.
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