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Repolarizing K+ currents ITO1 and IKs are larger in right than left canine ventricular midmyocardium.
Jan 19 1999
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Abstract
The ventricular action potential exhibits regional heterogeneity in configuration and duration (APD). Across the left ventricular (LV) free wall, this is explained by differences in repolarizing K+ currents. However, the ionic basis of electrical nonuniformity in the right ventricle (RV) versus the LV is poorly investigated. We examined transient outward (ITO1), delayed (IKs and IKr), and inward rectifier K+ currents (IK1) in relation to action potential characteristics of RV and LV midmyocardial (M) cells of the same adult canine hearts.