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Br J Hosp Med. 1992 Sep 2-15;48(5):220-5.

Physiological consequences of complete cardiac denervation.

British journal of hospital medicine

J Gaer

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  1. Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London.

PMID: 1393215

Abstract

The transplanted human heart remains functionally denervated for 5 or more years postoperatively. Denervation has a number of implications for cardiac function, not the least of which is the inability of transplant recipients to experience ischaemic pain. The study of the denervated heart has not only shed light on the physiology of cardiac transplantation but also provided further insights into the functioning of the normally innervated heart.

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