Mechanisms of sinus node cycle length changes during ventricular fibrillation

Objective We have previously shown that up to one-third of patients develop no change or an increase in sinus node cycle length (SNCL) during ventricular fibrillation (VF). The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mechanism of SNCL changes during VF in a swine model. We hypothesized that changes in SNCL during VF are vagally-mediated.