Potential of Late Na Current Blocker Mexilate on Giant T-wave Electrical Alternans and Subsequent Ventricular Arrhythmias: a Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

The electrocardiogram is one of the most basic tests for cardiovascular disease. T wave alternans (TWA), which reflects abnormal ventricular repolarization, can easily trigger ventricular tachycardia (VT) and ventricular fibrillation (VF), which are important warning clues for sudden cardiac death (SCD). The late sodium current (INaL) is an important component of the frequency-dependent regulation of cardiac repolarization, and various causes of delayed repolarization can increase INaL. Our study on long QT syndrome (LQTS) found that INaL abnormalities can lead to abnormal myocardial repolarization, producing a giant TWA that triggers VT and VF. VT and VF, and INaL inhibition by the INaL blocker mexilate can terminate this process. This suggests that pharmacological blockade of INaL may be a potential target for the prevention of SCD by ameliorating the different causes of giant TWA and its triggering ventricular arrhythmic events. In this study, we propose to randomize patients with VT/VF triggered by giant TWA to conventional treatment and conventional treatment adds mexiletine treatment to compare the effects of the two treatment regimens on giant TWA and its triggered nonsustained VT, sustained VT, and VF; at the same time, we will compare the effects of mexiletine on giant TWA and its triggered ventricular arrhythmias of various etiologies by intra-group control before and after treatment. The safety and efficacy of the treatment of TWA and its triggered ventricular arrhythmias are compared.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• Clinical diagnosis of macroscopic TWA

Locations
Other Locations
China
First Affiliated Hospital of Xian Jiantong University
RECRUITING
Xi'an
Contact Information
Primary
Guoliang Li
13759982523@163.com
0086-13759982523
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Experimental: Giant T-wave electrical alternans conventional plus mexiletine therapy
It is proposed that patients presenting with giant TWA-triggered VT/VF patients to be randomized to conventional treatment and conventional plus mexiletine treatment, respectively.
Active_comparator: Giant T-wave electrical alternans conventional therapy
Conventional treatment in the control group according to the guidelines for the management of ventricular arrhythmias (2017 AHA/ACC/HRS)
Sponsors
Leads: First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University

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