title: Sinus slowing produced by intracoronary arterial injections of hyperosmotic solutions in man.
abstract: The effect of intracoronary arterial injections of normal saline, contrast agent, hyperosmotic glucose, and mannitol solutions on the sinus rate was studied in 18 patients. Sinus slowing was not produced by isosmotic saline (0.3 Osm. per kilogram of water) when injected into either coronary artery, whereas 76% Urografin (1.9 Osm. per kilogram of water), 20% glucose (1.3 Osm. per kilogram of water), and mannitol (1.2 Osm. per kilogram of water) decreased the sinus rate significantly (P less than 0.001). Among these solutions, Urografin with the highest osmolality produced the most marked sinus slowing, whereas no significant difference was detected between change in the sinus rate with hyperosmotic glucose and mannitol solutions (P greater than 0.5). Moreover, there was no significant difference between the degree of sinus slowing produced by intracoronary injections into the coronary artery of the side which the sinus node artery originated from and the slowing produced by contralateral injections with hyperosmotic solutions (P greater than 0.2). Therefore, it seems unlikely that this sinus slowing would be a result of a direct action on the sinus node including hypoxia and elevated perfusion pressure. Reflex-mediated parasympathetic stimulation may be operative.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000494:pharmacology; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008353:Mannitol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009994:Osmolar Concentration; D011311:Pressoreceptors / Q000187:drug effects; D012849:Sinoatrial Node / Q000187:drug effects*; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D008353:Mannitol; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D005947:Glucose