Sunday, June 1, 2008

Modulation of drug effects by regional sympathetic denervation and supersensitivity

These data show that regional myocardial denervation creates autonomic and electrophysiological heterogeneity and the substrate for heterogeneous drug actions. This drug-induced electrophysiological heterogeneity may be another mechanism for proarrhythmia.

MS Stanton and DP Zipes
Krannert Institute of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202.