Medizinische Universität Graz Austria/Österreich - Forschungsportal - Medical University of Graz
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Stark, G; Stark, U; Pilger, E; Hönigl, K; Bertuch, H; Tritthart, HA.
The influence of elevated Mg2+ concentrations on cardiac electrophysiologic parameters.
Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 1989; 3(2):183-189
Doi: 10.1007/BF01883863
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- Pilger Ernst
- Tritthart Helmut
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- Abstract:
- This study was performed to evaluate the direct effects of magnesium ions on cardiac conduction velocities and on refractoriness using a modified Langendorff perfusion system and a special ECG recording and stimulation technique. An increase of the MG2+ concentration to 2.3 mM had no detectable effects. Higher concentrations of up to 4.6 mM decreased the spontaneous sinus rate and the conduction velocity through the AV node and the His bundle in a concentration-dependent manner. During stimulation with premature beats, in the presence of 4.6 mM of Mg2+, the effective and relative refractory periods (ERP, RRP) of sinoatrial, AV nodal, and His bundle conduction and the ERP of the ventricular myocardium were significantly prolonged, whereas the ERP of the atrial myocardium remained unaffected. The refractoriness of sinoatrial, AV nodal, and His bundle conduction, and of the ventricular myocardium, were also prolonged during pacing with a stepwise increased pacing rate. These observations suggest a marked rate-dependent inhibitory effect of magnesium on the refractoriness of the His-bundle conduction and of the ventricular myocardium, which might be an important factor in the antiarrhythmic effectiveness of magnesium in ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
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