Why the study?
Does the denervated human heart in cardiac transplant recipients show hemodynamic reactivity to psychological stressors compared to innervated controls?
Does the denervated human heart in cardiac transplant recipients show hemodynamic reactivity to psychological stressors compared to innervated controls?
Cardiac transplant patients retain significant but diminished hemodynamic reactivity to psychological stressors despite cardiac denervation.
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Partial reactivity to mental stress persists post-transplant; leaves open mechanisms and clinical significance pending prospective studies.
Sloan et al. (1990) studied this question.
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