Explaining how a cardiac reflex causes syncope

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 14 November 2023; doi:10.1038/s41569-023-00961-4Activation of a specific set of vagal sensory neurons connecting the ventricular wall of the heart to the area postrema in the brainstem causes mice to faint. This finding defines a cardiac reflex that recapitulates characteristics of human syncope.
Source: Nature Reviews Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research