Why the study?
Does successive vagal stimulation alter atrioventricular conduction time in dogs?
Population
Dogs (preclinical model)
Comparison
Successive single vagal stimulations separated… vs First vagal stimulation vs. second vagal…
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Indicates vagal desensitization of canine AV conduction; leaves open any human relevance or therapeutic implications.
Does successive vagal stimulation alter atrioventricular conduction time in dogs?
Successive vagal stimulations in dogs result in a time- and amplitude-dependent depression of atrioventricular sensitivity, likely due to changes in receptor responsiveness or acetylcholine inactivation.
Martin Pj (1976) studied this question.
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