The role of ischemic neurodegeneration of the nodose ganglia on cardiac arrest after subarachnoid hemorrhage: An experimental study

AYDIN M., KANAT A., YILMAZ A., CAKIR M., Emet M., ÇAKIR Z., ...More

EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY, vol.230, no.1, pp.90-95, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 230 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2010.09.018
  • Journal Name: EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.90-95
  • Keywords: Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Vagal ischemia, Nodose ganglion, Cardiac arrest, ARRHYTHMIAS, NERVE, BRAIN
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The heart is innervated by several systems that contribute to the control of the heart's rhythm. The cardiac fibers of the vagus nerve have an important role in the regulation of heart rhythm under many emotional and physical conditions. Severe electrocardiographic disturbances have been reported following subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), but ischemic neuronal degeneration of the nodose ganglion of the vagus nerve has not been previously investigated. We examined if there is a relationship between ischemic injury of the nodose ganglion of the vagus nerve and the severity of heart rhythm disorders after subarachnoid hemorrhage.