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Effect of phasic vagal stimulation and atrial pacing site on atrioventricular conduction time.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9176297     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
We tested the hypothesis that the effect of phasic vagal stimulation on atrioventricular (AV) conduction time is affected by the site of atrial pacing in anesthetized dogs. We paced the right atrium at a constant cycle length from the interatrial septum (IAS), superior coronary sinus (SCS), or inferior coronary sinus (ICS) regions, and we evaluated the time-dependent effects of vagal stimulation on AV conduction at each pacing site. When we stimulated the vagi at stimulus (St)-A phases greater than 136 +/- 40 ms and less than the phase that blocked AV conduction (182 +/- 70 ms), IAS pacing prolonged A-V intervals by 8.6 +/- 8.2 ms more than ICS pacing. A change in pacing site affected the A-V intervals by up to 30 ms when we stimulated the vagus at those times that caused the A-V intervals to prolong maximally. Furthermore, the effect of atrial pacing site on A-V intervals was modulated by AV nodal recovery times during the second or third cycles after the vagal stimulus.
Authors:
D A Igel; D W Wallick; P J Martin; M N Levy
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  272     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1997 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-06-27     Completed Date:  1997-06-27     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H2289-98     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Atrioventricular Node / physiology*
Dogs
Electric Stimulation
Female
Heart Conduction System / physiology*
Heart Rate*
Male
Time Factors
Vagus Nerve / physiology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-10951/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS

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