Production of Chronic Atrioventricular Block in Dogs Without Thoracotomy

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1 October 1968

journal article
research article
Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Cardiovascular Research

Vol. 2 (4) , 389-393
https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/2.4.389

Abstract

Total heart block was produced in dogs without thoracotomy by means of a formaldehyde injection into the bundle of His. The method was successful in 22 out of 24 experiments. It is a useful model for haemodynamic studies in the intact animal.

Keywords

DOGS
MODEL
ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK
HEART
FORMALDEHYDE
ANIMAL
HAEMODYNAMIC
CHRONIC ATRIOVENTRICULAR