J. Youm

Conduction slowing and a focal scar are jointly required for sustained ventricular reentry in diabetic cardiomyopathy.

Diabetic cardiomyopathy increases the risk of ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation through ionic and structural remodeling, but whether the reentrant substrate arises from a diffuse slow-conduction (fibrotic) substrate, a focal scar, or from repolarization remodeling remains unclear. Using a three-dimensional monod...