Application of high intensity electric fields (HIEF) to the myocardium is commonly used for cardiac defibrillation/cardioversion. Although effective at reversing life-threatening arrhythmias, HIEF may cause myocyte damage due to membrane electropermeabilization. In this study, the influence of cell length and width on HIEF-induced lethal injury was analyzed in isolated rat cardiomyocytes in parallel alignment with the field. The field-induced maximum variation of membrane potential (ΔVmax) was estimated with the Klee-Plonsey model. The studied myocyte population was arranged in two group pairs for comparison: the longest vs. the shortest cells, and the widest vs. narrowest cells. Threshold field intensity was significantly lower in the longest vs. shortest myocytes, whereas cell width influence was not significant. The threshold ΔVmax was comparable in all groups. 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