[HTML][HTML] The effect of long-term amiodarone administration on myocardial fibrosis and evolution of left ventricular remodeling in a porcine model of ischemic …

A Zagorianou, M Marougkas, SG Drakos, N Diakos… - Springerplus, 2016 - Springer
A Zagorianou, M Marougkas, SG Drakos, N Diakos, P Konstantopoulos, DN Perrea…
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Amiodarone is effective in suppressing arrhythmias in heart failure patients. We investigated
the effect of long-term amiodarone administration on myocardial fibrosis and left ventricular
(LV) remodeling in a porcine model of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Eighteen infarcted farm
pigs were randomized to receive long-term amiodarone administration for 3 months (n= 9) or
conventional follow-up (n= 9). Evolution of LV remodeling over 3 months post-myocardial
infarction was examined at tissue level (myocyte size, myocardial fibrosis and vascular …
Abstract
Amiodarone is effective in suppressing arrhythmias in heart failure patients. We investigated the effect of long-term amiodarone administration on myocardial fibrosis and left ventricular (LV) remodeling in a porcine model of ischemic cardiomyopathy. Eighteen infarcted farm pigs were randomized to receive long-term amiodarone administration for 3 months (n = 9) or conventional follow-up (n = 9). Evolution of LV remodeling over 3 months post-myocardial infarction was examined at tissue level (myocyte size, myocardial fibrosis and vascular density assessed by whole-field digital histopathology), organ level (LV structure and function assessed by echocardiography), and systemic level (BNP and MMP-9 levels). Long-term administration of the standard anti-arrhythmic doses of amiodarone was not associated with adverse effects on myocardial fibrosis and other features of adverse cardiac remodeling. This favorable safety profile suggests that long-term anti-arrhythmic therapy with amiodarone warrants further clinical investigation in the subpopulation of heart failure patients with significantly increased burden of arrhythmias.
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