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. 2023 Dec 28;104(3):1265–1333. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00017.2023

Table 2.

Overview of modifications to the main human ventricular cardiomyocyte models

Model Innovation from Original Model and Purpose
Original model: O’Hara–Rudy 2011 (67)
 Bartolucci 2020 (150) Capture the inverse dependence of APD on extracellular Ca2+ and APD rate dependence at 4 mM extracellular K+Changes to:
• sensitivity of Ca2+-dependent inactivation of ICaL
• reparameterization of calcium handling parameters
 Gando 2020 (151) Replacement of fast and late Na+ current by Markov model (152)
 Passini 2016 (153) Improve reproduction of experimental data through:
• Ito increase
• extracellular concentrations set as experiments
• modified K+ equilibrium potential
• modified INa steady state inactivation
• modified current stimulus
 Tomek 2020 (73) • Improve behavior of O’Hara–Rudy 2011 (67) for AP plateau, APD accommodation in response to heart rate acceleration, INa block. Main changes: reevaluation of ICaL and IKr
• Explicit validation of drug effects with an independent experimental dataset
 Lee 2017 (154) • Addition of the Heijman (41) beta-adrenergic stimulation model
IKs formulation modified to account for Ca2+ dependence of IKs (Markov IKs)
 Whittaker 2017 (155) • Modified INa formulation [from Luo–Rudy (34)]
• Markov formulation of IKr
 Li 2017 (CiPA) (156) Dynamic hERG drug-binding model for IKr
 Dutta 2017 (157) (CiPA) Scaling of IKr, IKs, IK1, ICaL, INaL to fit published APD rate dependence experimental data and response to drug block [based on Li 2017 (156)]
 Romero 2015 (158) Markov formulation of IKr based on Fink 2008 (159)
 Trenor 2013 (160) New formulation of INaL (conductance fitted to experimental data)
Original model: Grandi (147)
 Carro 2011 (161) • Reformulating of ICaL [fast and slow inactivation gate as in ten Tusscher (144)] and IK1
• Redefinition of INa and INaK to improve APD restitution curve shape, slope, and APD response to heart rate changes
 Trenor 2012 (162) New formulation of INaL [based on ten Tusscher (144)], in the setting of heart failure
 Asakura 2014 (163) Inclusion of calcium-induced calcium release as in Hinch model of CaRU: local control of RyR by L-type calcium channel
Original model: ten Tusscher (144)
 Xia 2006 (164) • Inclusion of INaL, vmax
• Modification of INaCa, Ito, IKs based on recent human experimental data
 ten Tusscher 2006 (165) Reduced model to improve computational efficiency [like Bernus (166)]
 Grandi 2009 (167) New formulations of the Ca2+ dependence of IKs, IKr, and ICaL to capture APD dependence on extracellular calcium
 Fink 2008 (159) Updated K+ currents: IK1 (accounting for the blocking effects of intracellular magnesium and spermidine on this potassium conductance), IKr (Markov model)
 Adeniran 2017 (168) Markov model for IKs
Original model: Bueno-Orovio (77)
 Kienast 2017 (169) Effect of temperature (cooling-induced effect on AP)
 Bueno Orovio 2012 (170) Capture APD adaptation dynamics (by adaptation of model parameters)
Original model: Priebe and Beuckelmann (149)
 Bernus 2002 (166) Reformulation to be computationally efficient (2-D), 6-variable model

AP, action potential; APD, AP duration; CiPA, Comprehensive in vitro Proarrhythmia Assay; 2-D, 2-dimensional; CaRU, Ca2+ release unit; ICa,L, L-type Ca2+ current; IK1, basal inward-rectifier K+ current; IKr, rapid delayed-rectifier K+ current; IKs, slow delayed-rectifier K+ current; INa, Na+ current; INa,L, L-type Na+ current; Ito, transient outward K+ current; RyR, ryanodine receptor.