RETARDING EFFECT OF LOWERED HEART-RATE ON CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
RETARDING EFFECT OF LOWERED HEART-RATE ON CORONARY ATHEROSCLEROSIS
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DOI:
10.1126/science.6484569
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
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影响因子:
56.9
通讯作者:
ZARINS, CK
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作者:
BEERE, PA;GLAGOV, S;ZARINS, CK
The role of heart rate in the development of coronary atherosclerosis was assessed in adult male cynomolgus monkeys (Macaca fascicularis). Heart rate was lowered in 6 animals by surgical ablation of the sinoatrial node. A sham procedure, which included all of the surgical steps except for sinoatrial node ablation, was carried out in 8 animals. All of the monkeys were fed an atherogenic high cholesterol diet for 6 mo. and heart rates were monitored repeatedly by telemetry during 24-h test periods. Coronary atherosclerosis in animals with postoperative heart rates less than the preoperative mean for all of the animals that underwent surgery was less than half that of animals with heart rates above the mean or of diet-fed control animals not subjected to surgery. Groups did not differ in blood pressure, serum lipids or body weight. Heart rate in itself may contribute to the mechanisms by which behavioral patterns and physical training influence coronary artery disease.