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Does mechanical circulatory support using an Impella CP device reduce directly recorded cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in an ovine model of acute myocardial infarction?
Does mechanical circulatory support using an Impella CP device reduce directly recorded cardiac sympathetic nerve activity in an ovine model of acute myocardial infarction?
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In an ovine model of acute myocardial infarction, mechanical circulatory support with an Impella pump significantly inhibited directly recorded cardiac sympathetic nerve activity while improving mean arterial pressure and coronary blood flow.
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) of the left ventricle activates cardiac sympathetic nerve activity (CSNA) as a compensatory mechanism to improve tissue perfusion.1 An elevation in CSNA increases heart rate and myocardial contractility, both of which operate to improve cardiac output. Although this may be beneficial in the short term, continued activation of CSNA is detrimental to cardiac recovery as increases in CSNA can result in fatal cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death. This elevation in CSNA can propel AMI to incipient cardiogenic shock, and once established, the cardiogenic shock downward cascade, if there is no intervention.
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