Key result
Unilateral hypothalamic or stellate ganglion stimulation in cats altered T wave amplitude, suggesting that ECG T wave changes in critically ill patients with CNS problems may be neurogenic.
Why the study?
Are T wave abnormalities in critically ill patients with CNS problems neurogenic in origin?
Population
Critically ill patients with various CNS problems and an experimental cat model
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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May support neurogenic T-wave changes in CNS illness; hypothesis-generating for human critical care.
Are T wave abnormalities in critically ill patients with CNS problems neurogenic in origin?
T wave abnormalities in patients with CNS problems may be neurogenic, driven by unilateral alterations in sympathetic tone to the heart.
Rogers et al. (1973) studied Critically ill with CNS problems / Experimental animal model. Hypothalamic and stellate ganglion stimulation was evaluated on T wave amplitude changes. Unilateral hypothalamic or stellate ganglion stimulation in cats altered T wave amplitude, suggesting that ECG T wave changes in critically ill patients with CNS problems may be neurogenic.
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