The chronotropic effect of acetylcholine in the presence of vecuronium and atracurium A study in the isolated perfused rabbit heart

The bradycardia produced by 1 microgram acetylcholine in the isolated perfused rabbit heart, in the presence of vecuronium and atracurium, was studied and compared with control. Vecuronium at a concentration of 2.5 micrograms/litre and atracurium 6 micrograms/litre did not enhance the negative chronotropic effect of acetylcholine. Atracurium produced a statistically significant inhibition of the negative chronotropic effect of acetylcholine.     

Investigation of the negative chronotropic action of SK&F 86466 in the pithed normotensive rat

SK&F 86466, 6-chloro-3-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1-H-3-benzazepine, is a potent and selective antagonist of the α₂-adrenoceptor in vitro. This compound produced a small pressor response accompanied by a marked bradycardia when administered i.v. to the pithed normotensive rat. The pressor response was not affected by reserpine treatment, pretreatment with α- or β-adrenoceptor antagonists, atropine, or hexamethonium. The bradycardia was markedly reduced by bilateral vagotomy and pretreatment with atropine and attenuated by hexamethonium. The negative chronotropic action of SK&F 86466 was abolished by a combination of vagotomy and atropine. Mediation of the bradycardia by a baroreceptor reflex was ruled out by the observations that a lack of change in heart rate was associated with the vasopressor response to phenylephrine in the pithed rat pretreated with propranolol. It is concluded that the negative chronotropic action of SK&F 86466 in the pithed rat is mediated indirectly by activation of the cholinergic innervation of the heart.     

Carotid baroreflex function ceases during vasovagal syncope

Abstract. Despite the arterial baroreflex control of heart rate and blood pressure, vasovagal syncope is a common cause of loss of consciousness in people exposed to stimuli that reduce the central blood volume, such as head-up tilt. Carotid baroreflex function was evaluated using a rapid pulse train of neck pressure and neck suction in three conscious volunteers who developed a vasovagal episode during head-up tilt. The maximal gain of the carotid-heart rate and carotid-blood pressure baroreflex function curves were identified as measures of carotid baroreceptor responsiveness. When presyncopal symptoms developed, one further baroreflex assessment was obtained before the subjects were returned to the supine position. The bradycardia and hypotension exhibited during pre-syncope and syncope reflected a leftward and downward relocation of both the cardiac and vasomotor stimulusresponse curves. In addition, during the vasovagal syncope, baroreflex control was suppressed as blood pressure remained low during neck pressure stimuli. In conclusion, arterial baroreflex function ceases during vasovagal syncope.     

Vagoinhibitory action of alpha-endorphin

Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Moscow University. (Presented by Academician of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR I. P. Ashmarin.) Translated from Byulleten' Éksperimental'noi Biologii i Meditsiny, Vol. 111, No. 2, pp. 174–175, February, 1991.     

加味麻黄附子细辛汤治疗窦性心动过缓临证体会

追溯麻黄附子细辛汤的组方背景,分析麻黄附子细辛汤的药物组成,论述麻黄附子细辛汤和窦性心动过缓之间的联系,介绍治疗窦性心动过缓的临床用药特点,指出窦性心动过缓的发病机制与心气、心阳亏虚紧密相关,明确气阳两虚、阴寒内盛的发病病机,治疗以益气温阳散寒为主要治则,用药在益气温阳药的基础上,酌加活血药、滋阴药,收效可观,并附典型病例1则。     

The acute effects of insulin on the cardiorespiratory responses to hypoxia in streptozotocin‐induced diabetic rats

Aims: We examined whether or not streptozotocin (STZ)‐induced diabetic rats, which have a lower heart rate (HR, beats min^?1) than control rats, could maintain hypoxic ventilatory response. Methods: Twenty‐six Wistar rats, which had been injected with STZ (60 mg kg^?1, EXP) or vehicle (0.1 m citrate buffer, CONT) intraperitoneally at 9 weeks of age, had their cardiorespiratory responses to normoxia and 12%O₂ examined after 5 weeks. Results: Compared with CONT rats, EXP rats had a higher blood glucose [24 ± 3 vs. 5 ± 1 (mean ± SD) mmol L^?1], a lower body weight (320 ± 23 vs. 432 ± 24 g), lower HR (303 ± 49 vs. 380 ± 44 in normoxia, and 343 ± 56 vs. 443 ± 60 in hypoxia) and a lower mean arterial blood pressure (MAP) (89 ± 6 vs. 102 ± 10 mmHg in hypoxia). In contrast, both groups had similar values in ventilation (), –metabolic rate (MR) ratio and arterial blood gases (ABGs). In EXP rats, with an acute insulin supplement (i.v., 0.75 U h^?1 for 1.5–2 h), not only blood glucose, but also HR, and MAP were normalized as those obtained in CONT rats, and in hypoxia further increased without affecting –MR ratio and ABGs. Such acute cardiorespiratory stimulating effects of insulin could not be obtained in non‐diabetic rats (n = 7, 355 ± 24 g), in which euglycaemia (mean 6.4 mmol L^?1) was maintained during the measurements. Conclusions: Our results suggest that, in STZ‐induced diabetic rats: (1) ventilation is hardly suppressed by hyperglycaemia, (2) cardiorespiratory responses can be acutely stimulated by short insulin injection, and (3) the effects, including those through acute blood glucose normalization, are possibly specific for the diabetic impairments.     

灵宝护心丹联合参松养心胶囊治疗窦性心动过缓的临床观察

目的 探讨灵宝护心丹联合参松养心胶囊治疗窦性心动过缓的临床疗效。方法 选取2019年3月—2020年12月抚州市中医医院内科诊断为窦性心动过缓患者100例,随机分为对照组（50例）和治疗组（50例）。对照组给予参松养心胶囊（每天3次,每次4粒）,治疗组在对照组的基础上给予灵宝护心丹（每天3次,每次4粒）,治疗24周。治疗后比较两组的临床疗效、24 h动态心电图指标、心率变异性时域指标及不良反应。结果 治疗组中医证候有效率84.0%,对照组为60.0%,两组比较差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。治疗组动态心电图总有效率86.0%,对照组64.0%,两组比较差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）。治疗后,两组平均心率、总心率、最快心率、最慢心率、24 h全部正常心室搏动间距（R wave-R wave,R-R）间期标准差（standard diviation of NN intervals,SDNN）、24 h连续5 min节段正常R-R间期的标准差（standard deviation of sequential five-minute R-R interval means,SDA...     

双腔起搏器对缓慢性心律失常并心力衰竭病人血流动力学的影响

目的评估双腔起搏器对缓慢性心律失常并心力衰竭病人血流动力学的影响。方法对20例缓慢性心律失常心衰病人经锁骨下静脉植人DDD型起搏器,对比分析术前及术后1～2周X线胸片、放射性核素门控心室显影和超声心动图检查结果。结果所有患者临床症状及心功能明显改善,术后心胸比例、射血分数（EF）、心排血量（CO）、心脏指数（CI）均明显好转［分别为0．70±0．13vs0．61±0．12、0．29±0．09vs0．38±0．10、2．30±0．81vs3．34±0．75（L／min）、1.31±0．71vs1．98±0．49（L／min·m2）,P＜0.05或P＜0．01］。结论DDD起搏器治疗能显著改善缓慢性心律失常心力衰竭病人的血流动力学,可作为治疗缓慢性心律失常并心力衰竭的有效方法之一。     

Incidence of apnoea and bradycardia in preterm infants following DTPw and Hib immunization: A prospective study

Objective: To evaluate the incidence and severity of apnoea and bradycardia in hospitalized preterm infants following immunization at 2 months of age, and identify risk factors.
Methodology: A prospective study of 98 preterm infants, of gestational age 24–31 weeks, immunized at approximately 2 months post natal age with diphtheria-tetanus-whole cell pertussis vaccine (DTP_w) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at King George V Hospital Sydney. Half the infants also received Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccine (Hib) simultaneously. All infants were monitored for apnoea and bradycardia in the 24 h periods pre- and post immunization.
Results: Only one infant had apnoea and/or bradycardia pre-immunization compared with 17 post immunization. For 12 infants these events were brief, self-limiting and not associated with desaturations (oxygen saturation <90%). However, for five infants (30%) these events were associated with oxygen desaturation and two of these infants required supplemental oxygen. The group that had apnoea and/or bradycardia and the group that did not were not significantly different in terms of gestational age, birth weight and other variables. Infants who received Hib together with DTP_w were less likely to have apnoea and/or bradycardia than those given DTP_w alone.
Conclusion: When considering immunization for preterm infants, the benefits of early immunization must be balanced against the risk of apnoea and bradycardia. We recommend that the cardio-respiratory function of hospitalized infants born at less than 31 weeks gestation be monitored for 48 h post immunization.