A neural mechanism for sudden death after myocardial infarction

被引:28
作者
Jardine, DL
Charles, CJ
Forrester, MDE
Whitehead, M
Nicholls, MG
机构
[1] Christchurch Hosp, Dept Med, Christchurch, New Zealand
[2] Christchurch Hosp, Dept Pathol, Christchurch, New Zealand
关键词
sympathetic nervous system; sudden cardiac death; ventricular fibrillation; myocardial infarction; cardiac sympathetic;
D O I
10.1007/s10286-003-0109-3
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
学科分类号
摘要
By monitoring efferent cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (CSNA) directly in a conscious animal we observed, for the first time, that ventricular fibrillation (VF) following myocardial infarction (MI) was preceded by a paroxysm of CSNA which was not baroreflex-modulated. This observation has potential therapeutic implications.
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页码:339 / 341
页数:3
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