Severe intestinal ischemia can trigger cardiovascular collapse and sudden death via a parasympathetic mechanism
Penn AH;Schmid-Schönbein GW;;
Shock (Augusta, Ga.)2011Vol. 36pp. -
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ah2011shocksevere
Abstract
Hemorrhagic shock and splanchnic arterial occlusion (SAO) followed by reperfusion are associated with high mortality. However, rapid cardiovascular failure and death may also occur before reperfusion in hemorrhagic shock and SAO. We show in a rat SAO model that, upon gut ischemia, mean arterial bloo …