Animal Model With Induced Arrhythmia

Abstract

Provided are a model animal physiologically similar to humans, enabling a highly reproducible evaluation of the onset of drug-induced long QT syndrome, a method of generating the same, and an evaluating method using the same. A proarrhythmia model animal of a monkey, prepared by ablating the atrioventricular node; the foregoing monkey is preferably a cynomolgus monkey. A method of generating a proarrhythmia model animal, comprising a step for inserting an electrode catheter to the heart of a monkey, and ablating atrioventricular node with the catheter, and a method of evaluating the QT interval prolongation by a drug, comprising using the foregoing model animal.

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