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The Effects of Selective Stellate Ganglion Manipulation on Ventricular Refractoriness and Excitability
Author(s) -
GARCIACALVO RAFAEL,
CHORRO FRANCISCO J.,
SENDRA MARIO,
ALBEROLA ANTONIO,
SANCHIS JUAN,
NAVARRO JUAN,
VALENTIN VICENTE,
LOPEZMERINO VICENTE,
SUCH LUIS
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
pacing and clinical electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.686
H-Index - 101
eISSN - 1540-8159
pISSN - 0147-8389
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8159.1992.tb02923.x
Subject(s) - stellate ganglion , ventricle , medicine , refractory period , cardiology , stimulation , intensity (physics) , effective refractory period , anesthesia , ganglion , anatomy , physics , alternative medicine , pathology , quantum mechanics
The effects of selective stellate ganglion stimulation or stellectomy on ventricular excitability were studied in 30 open chest mongrel dogs anesthetized with alpha‐chloralose. The elective refractory period (ERP) and strength interval curves (stimulus intensity (S2) = twice the diastolic threshold (ERP), and 2, 3, 5, 7, and 14 mA) were determined using bipolar epicardial electrodes placed in the mid‐anterior wall of the right ventricle (RV) and the mid‐posterolateral wall of the left ventricle (LV) during left stellate ganglion stimulation (LSGSt, n = 8) or right stellate ganglion stimulation (RSGSt, n = 8), or after left stellectomy (LSGEx, n = 7) or right stellectomy (RSGEx, n = 7). LSGEx prolonged ERP‐LV (172 ± 9 vs 167 ± 8 msec, P < 0.05) and ERP‐RV (163 ± 10 vs 158 ± 14 msec, P < 0.05). RSGEx prolonged ERP‐LV (168 ± 17 vs 162 ± 15 msec, P < 0.01) and ERP‐RV (166 ± 14 vs 160 ± 13 msec, P < 0.01), and the times of the strength interval curves obtained for each S2 intensity in both ventricles. LSGSt decreased ERP‐LV (157 ± 11 vs 163 ± 12 msec, P < 0.01) and ERP‐RV (147 ± 18 vs 157 ± 17 msec, P < 0.05), and the times of the strength interval curves obtained for each S2 intensity in both ventricles. RSGSt did not significantly decreased ERP‐LV (152 ± 11 vs 156 ± 9 msec); however, it significantly shortened the times of the strength interval curves obtained for S2 intensities of 2 and 7 mA in the LV, and shortened ERP‐RV (139 ± 10 vs 145 ± 7 msec, P < 0.01) and the times of the strength interval curve for S2 intensities of 2, 3, and 5 mA in the RV. A significant interaction (MANOVA test) was observed between the ventricle studied and the ganglion stimulated for S2 intensities of 2 and 3 mA, and between the effect of stimulation and the ganglion stimulated for S2 intensities of 3 and 14 mA. To conclude, selective stellectomy prolonged epicardial ventricular refractoriness in both the mid‐anterior wall of the RV and the mid‐posterolateral wall of the LV; the magnitude of the epicardial excitability variations in both areas was different during selective stellate ganglion stimulation,