Carotid baroreceptor stimulation prevents arrhythmias induced by acute myocardial infarction through autonomic modulation

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 431-437

  Liao, Kai ^a   Yu, Lilei ^a   He, Bo ^a   Huang, Bing ^a   Yang, Kang ^a   Saren, Gaowa ^a   Wang, Songyun ^a   Zhou, Xiaoya ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial infarction; Arrhythmias; Autonomic nervous system; Carotid baroreceptor stimulation; Parasympathetic activity; Sympathetic activity

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ACTION POTENTIAL DURATION; ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CAROTID BARORECEPTOR STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION SIZE; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE GENERATOR; ANIMAL; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; METABOLISM; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; PROCEDURES; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PRESSORECEPTORS; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR; VENTRICULAR FIBRILLATION; VENTRICULAR PREMATURE COMPLEXES;

EID: 84928116773     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: 15334023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000000135     Document Type: Article

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