[Effect of electroacupuncturing heart meridian on arterial blood pressure with myocardial ischemia in rabbits].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the relationship between Heart Meridian (HM) and cardiac function.


METHODS
Forty-eight rabbits with acute myocardial ischemia resulting from intravenous pituitrin injection was conducted. Electroacupunture(EA) on the HM and the Lung meridian, 3 points for each, was applied and their change of arterial pressure was observed.


RESULTS
The distinct difference existed in the improvement of arterial pressure on the HM and Lung Meridian with EA. The regulatory action of EA in HM on the cardiac function was significantly better than that of EA in Lung Meridian.


CONCLUSIONS
HM was closely related to the cardiac function.
Fang
Z B
ZB
Anhui College of TCM, Hefei.
Wang
Y L
YL
Zhou
Y P
YP
D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010909:Pituitary Hormones, Posterior; D011817:Rabbits
D010909:Pituitary Hormones, Posterior