vagal

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves; pneumogastric.

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If you have a supraventricular tachycardia, easy exercises known as vagal maneuvers may help to slow it down or even stop it. Source: Internet

This is thought to be caused by changes in the vagal tone during respiration. citation If the decrease during exhalation drops the heart rate below 60 bpm on each breath, this type of bradycardia is usually deemed benign and a sign of good autonomic tone. Source: Internet

The left vagus further gives off thoracic cardiac branches, breaks up into the pulmonary plexus, continues into the esophageal plexus, and enters the abdomen as the anterior vagal trunk in the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. Source: Internet

The dependence on the vagal effect means digitalis is not effective when a patient has a high sympathetic nervous system drive, which is the case with acutely ill persons, and also during exercise. Source: Internet

This is probably initiated by gut cell potassium receptors that detect ingested potassium and trigger vagal afferent signals to the pituitary gland. Source: Internet

The researchers measured infant vagal tone, a non-invasive indicator of cardiovascular function, at 6 weeks of age and found it predicted how maternal postpartum depressive symptoms affected the child’s behavior at 3 years. Source: Internet

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