Effects of sympathetic stimulation on ventricular refractory periods in cats with acute coronary artery ligation.
Ventricular refractory periods shorten in the ischemic area following acute coronary artery ligation. Subsequent bilateral sympathetic nerve stimulation reduces disparity in refractory periods across normal, border (peri-ischemic) and ischemic areas.
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D003326:Coronary Circulation; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D006321:Heart / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*