Vagus nerve stimulation decreases left ventricular contractility in vivo in the human and pig heart

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 534, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 547-552

  Lewis, M E ^a   Al Khalidi, A H ^b   Bonser, R S ^a   Clutton Brock, T ^a   Morton, D ^b   Paterson, D ^a,c   Townend, J N ^a,c   Coote, J H ^b  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ESMOLOL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HEART; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART VENTRICLE PACING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MAMMAL; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYSTOLE; THORAX SURGERY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; CARDIAC VOLUME; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; SWINE; VAGUS NERVE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 0035878621     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2001.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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