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Cardiovascular Disease and Its Association With Histological Changes of the Left Stellate Ganglion

Mounting evidence has demonstrated that the autonomic system plays a role in the morbidity and mortality of certain cardiovascular disease states. Ventricular arrhythmias have been associated with the level of sympathetic activation. We attempted to determine if the presence of fibrosis, a marker fo...

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Autores principales: Wood, Adam, Docimo, Salvatore, Elkowitz, David E.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151551
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description Mounting evidence has demonstrated that the autonomic system plays a role in the morbidity and mortality of certain cardiovascular disease states. Ventricular arrhythmias have been associated with the level of sympathetic activation. We attempted to determine if the presence of fibrosis, a marker for previous ischemic events, correlates with an increase in the number of left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies which is indicative of hypersympathetic stimulation to the myocardial tissue. Left stellate ganglia were removed, sectioned and prepared using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson’s trichrome stain. The interventricular septum of the heart corresponding to the stellate ganglion samples were removed, serially sectioned, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Masson’s trichrome stain. The samples were described using a grading scale to quantify the percentage of fibrosis. Ganglion nerve cell bodies were then individually counted in three separate high-powered fields. A student’s T-test was used to statistically evaluate the data. Stellate ganglions were sampled from 32 cadavers. Fibrosis was present within 72% (23/32) of the interventricular septums that were sampled. Nine interventricular septums were found to be free of fibrosis. For those interventricular septums that were positive for the presence of fibrosis, the mean left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies was 39.8 (Range: 26–51). For those interventricular septums that were negative for the presence of fibrosis, the mean left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies was 34.3 (Range: 27–46). The difference between the mean nerve cell bodies for interventricular septums with fibrosis and without fibrosis was found to be statistically significant (P = 0.048). Histological changes in terms of the number of left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies seem to be dependent upon the presence of fibrosis within the interventricular septum. Considering fibrosis of the interventricular septum is a marker for previous ischemic events, an increase in the number of nerve cell bodies of the left stellate ganglion in the presence of fibrosis suggests an association does exist between hypersympathetic stimulation to the myocardial tissue and myocardial infarction. Further research into this association is warranted in order to determine if left stellate ganglion blockade is a viable treatment option for arrhythmias following myocardial infarctions.
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spelling pubmed-29999992010-12-13 Cardiovascular Disease and Its Association With Histological Changes of the Left Stellate Ganglion Wood, Adam Docimo, Salvatore Elkowitz, David E. Clin Med Insights Pathol Original Research Mounting evidence has demonstrated that the autonomic system plays a role in the morbidity and mortality of certain cardiovascular disease states. Ventricular arrhythmias have been associated with the level of sympathetic activation. We attempted to determine if the presence of fibrosis, a marker for previous ischemic events, correlates with an increase in the number of left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies which is indicative of hypersympathetic stimulation to the myocardial tissue. Left stellate ganglia were removed, sectioned and prepared using hematoxylin and eosin and Masson’s trichrome stain. The interventricular septum of the heart corresponding to the stellate ganglion samples were removed, serially sectioned, and stained with hematoxylin and eosin and Masson’s trichrome stain. The samples were described using a grading scale to quantify the percentage of fibrosis. Ganglion nerve cell bodies were then individually counted in three separate high-powered fields. A student’s T-test was used to statistically evaluate the data. Stellate ganglions were sampled from 32 cadavers. Fibrosis was present within 72% (23/32) of the interventricular septums that were sampled. Nine interventricular septums were found to be free of fibrosis. For those interventricular septums that were positive for the presence of fibrosis, the mean left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies was 39.8 (Range: 26–51). For those interventricular septums that were negative for the presence of fibrosis, the mean left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies was 34.3 (Range: 27–46). The difference between the mean nerve cell bodies for interventricular septums with fibrosis and without fibrosis was found to be statistically significant (P = 0.048). Histological changes in terms of the number of left stellate ganglion nerve cell bodies seem to be dependent upon the presence of fibrosis within the interventricular septum. Considering fibrosis of the interventricular septum is a marker for previous ischemic events, an increase in the number of nerve cell bodies of the left stellate ganglion in the presence of fibrosis suggests an association does exist between hypersympathetic stimulation to the myocardial tissue and myocardial infarction. Further research into this association is warranted in order to determine if left stellate ganglion blockade is a viable treatment option for arrhythmias following myocardial infarctions. Libertas Academica 2010-06-01 /pmc/articles/PMC2999999/ /pubmed/21151551 Text en © the author(s), publisher and licensee Libertas Academica Ltd. This is an open access article. Unrestricted non-commercial use is permitted provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full_unstemmed Cardiovascular Disease and Its Association With Histological Changes of the Left Stellate Ganglion
title_short Cardiovascular Disease and Its Association With Histological Changes of the Left Stellate Ganglion
title_sort cardiovascular disease and its association with histological changes of the left stellate ganglion
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999999/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21151551
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