Chronic ventricular sympathectomy elicits changes in the coronary circulation, myocardial oxygen consumption and size of infarction resulting fromcoronary occlusion. These changes indicate a change occurring in the basic metabolism of the heart in response to the removal of its sympathetic nervous input. This hypothesis was tested using two groups of dogs, a shamoperated control and a ventricular sympathectomized group. The sympathectomy procedure was an intrapericardial surgical technique which selectively removes ventricular sympathetic input. Four weeks after surgery, left ventricular tissue samples were obtained and rapidly frozen to -80°C. Selected metabolic variables were then compared between the two groups.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc278768 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Adix Longlet, Nancy J. |
| Contributors | Raven, Peter Bernard, 1940-, Gwirtz, Patricia A., Mallet, Robert T. ?, Barber, Darrel J.?, Sinclair, Richard J., Donahue, Manus J. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xii, 114 leaves : ill., Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved., Adix Longlet, Nancy J. |
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