Table 1.
Representative murine pacing protocols for AF induction
| Reference | Type | Cycle Length, ms |
Mode | Trials | Amplitude, mA | Pulse Width, ms | AF Definition, s | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | Stop | |||||||
| Verheule et al. (7) | TE | 40 | 20 | ↓2 ms q 2 s | 2 | 1.5× TH | 1 | ≥2 |
| Fukui et al. (2) | TE | 40, 20 | N/A | 2 s burst | 1 | NR | 5, 10 | ≥1 |
| Faggioni et al. (8) | TE | 50, 40, 30, 25, 20, 15 | N/A | 15 s burst | 1 | 2× TH; 3 mA | 1, 2 | ≥1 |
| Sood et al. (9) | IC | 40 | 20 | ↓2 ms q 2 s | 2 | 1.5× TH | 1 | ≥2 |
| Voight et al. (10) | IC | 40 | 20 | ↓2 ms q 2 s | 3 | 1.5× TH | 1 | ≥1 |
| Purhoit et al. (11) | IC | 40 | 20 | ↓2 ms q 2 s | 5 | NR | 2 | ≥1 |
| Egom et al. (12) | IC | 40, 20 | N/A | 2 s burst | 1 | 0.4 | 2 | ≥1 |
| Li et al. (4) | IC | 40 | 20 | ↓2 ms q 2 s | 3 | 1.5× TH | 2 | ≥1 |
| Yao et al. (13) | IC | 40 | 10 | ↓2 ms q 2 s | 3 | 1.5× TH | 1 | ≥1 |
AF, atrial fibrillation; IC, intracardiac; N/A, not applicable; NR, not reported; TE, transesophageal; TH, diastolic threshold.