Effect of autonomic blockade on ventricular refractoriness and atrioventricular nodal conduction in humans. Evidence supporting a direct cholinergic action on ventricular muscle refractoriness

Circ Res. 1981 Aug;49(2):511-8. doi: 10.1161/01.res.49.2.511.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / physiopathology
  • Atrioventricular Node / physiopathology*
  • Atropine / pharmacology
  • Autonomic Nerve Block*
  • Blood Pressure / drug effects
  • Female
  • Heart Conduction System / physiopathology*
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parasympathomimetics / pharmacology*
  • Propranolol / pharmacology
  • Refractory Period, Electrophysiological / drug effects

Substances

  • Parasympathomimetics
  • Atropine
  • Propranolol