We studied immediate and delayed changes in ECG in female albino rats subjected to acute hypobaric hypoxia on days 4-5 of pregnancy and evaluated the possibility of correction of hypoxia-produced disturbances with some peptides. Acute hypoxia lengthened the mean RR interval, increased heart rate variability, and decreased the monotony index. Hypoxia induced considerable changes in the structure of ECG that reflected the development of arrhythmias and conduction disturbances. These changes in ECG persisted during the posthypoxic period. Intranasal administration of heptapeptides Semax and beta-casomorphin-7 to pregnant females promoted recovery from acute hypoxia and normalized ECG in the posthypoxic period.
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J Transl Med
January 2025
Department of Cardiology, The 904th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force, Wuxi, Jiangsu, 214044, People's Republic of China.
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Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients hospitalized for chest pain. Patients were divided into a control group and a CAD group based on angiographic results.
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Department of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, Springfield, United States.
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January 2025
Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway.
Intermittent negative pressure is an emerging treatment for lower limb vascular disease but the specific physiological effects, particularly upon large artery haemodynamics are unclear. This study examined the influence of intermittent negative pressure upon popliteal artery shear rate during both supine and sitting postures. Eleven healthy participants (5 female; age: 28.
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Methods: This single-centre retrospective study included contact force RF and second-generation cryo for PAF between 2018 and 2019.
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