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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胺碘酮可有效抑制心力衰竭患者的心律失常。我们研究了长期服用胺碘酮对缺血性心肌病猪模型中心肌纤维化和左心室 (LV) 重塑的影响。将18只梗塞的猪随机分配接受长期胺碘酮给药3个月 (n = 9) 或常规随访 (n = 9)。在组织水平 (通过全场数字组织病理学评估心肌细胞大小,心肌纤维化和血管密度),器官水平 (通过超声心动图评估LV结构和功能) 和全身水平 (BNP和MMP-9水平) 检查心肌梗死后3个月左室重塑的演变。长期服用标准抗心律失常剂量的胺碘酮与对心肌纤维化的不良影响和不良心脏重塑的其他特征无关。这种良好的安全性表明,胺碘酮的长期抗心律失常治疗值得在心律失常负担显着增加的心力衰竭患者亚群中进行进一步的临床研究。

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