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On the genesis of myocardial ischemia

Zur Genese der myokardialen Ischämie

Zeitschrift für Kardiologie volume 93, pages 768–783 (2004)Cite this article

Zusammenfassung.

Etwa drei Viertel der myokardialen Ischämien werden vom autonomen Nervensystem getriggert. Die pathognomonische Konstellation besteht dabei in einer Kombination aus weitgehender Blockierung der tonischen Vagusaktivität in Verbindung mit gesteigerter sympathischer Aktivität. Die Reduktion der tonischen Vagusaktivität, charakteristisch für die ischämische Herzkrankheit, wie auch die akuten Blockaden der vagalen Herzimpulse, die zur Ischämieauslösung führen, stehen in keiner Abhängigkeit von koronaren Gefäßprozessen. In dieser Arbeit werden die pathophysiologischen Schritte diskutiert, die von der sympatho-vagalen Dysbalance in die myokardiale Ischämie führen. Eine hochgradige Steigerung der aeroben Glykolyse im Myokard als Folge der autonomen Dysbalance kommt dabei besondere Bedeutung zu.

Summary.

About three quarters of myocardial ischemic events are triggered by the autonomic nervous system. The pathognomonic constellation is a combination of an almost complete withdrawal of tonic vagal activity with increased sympathetic activity. The reduction of tonic vagal activity, which is characteristic for ischemic heart disease, and the acute withdrawal of vagal drive preceding the onset of ischemia are not dependent on coronary artery disease. In this paper, the pathophysiological steps that lead from sympathetic-parasympathetic imbalance to myocardial ischemia shall be discussed. A considerable increase of aerobic glycolysis within the myocardium as a result of the autonomic imbalance is of special importance in this process.

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Sroka, K. On the genesis of myocardial ischemia. Z Kardiol 93, 768–783 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-004-0137-6

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Schlüsselwörter

  • Ischämische Herzkrankheit
  • Myokardiale Ischämie
  • Autonomes Nervensystem
  • Kardiale Vagusaktivität
  • Herzfrequenz-Variabilität (HRV)

Key words

  • Ischemic heart disease
  • myocardial ischemia
  • autonomic nervous system
  • cardiac vagal activity
  • heart rate variability (HRV)