Inflammation as a link between brain injury and heart damage: the model of subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Cleve Clin J Med
; 75 Suppl 2: S26-30, 2008 Mar.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18540142
ABSTRACT
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) serves as a good model for the study of heart-brain interactions because it is associated with both a high incidence of arrhythmia and a low prevalence of coronary heart disease. The pathophysiology of cardiac abnormalities in SAH is unsettled. Initial theories focused on sustained stimulation of cardiomyocytes at sympathetic nerve endings, but recent data suggest that dysfunction of the parasympathetic nervous system may contribute as well. We believe that the coupling of catecholamine release with parasympathetic dysfunction may allow unchecked inflammation that leads to myocardial dysfunction and cell death. We have developed a novel murine model of SAH to explore these potential inflammatory underpinnings of cardiac damage in SAH.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Arritmias Cardíacas
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Hemorragia Subaracnóidea
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Isquemia Miocárdica
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Inflamação
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Cardiomiopatias
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article