Metoprolol attenuates intracerebral hemorrhage-induced cardiac damage by suppression of sympathetic overactivity in mice

In this study, we investigated the role of sympathetic overactivity in mediating cardiac dysfunction post ICH in mice. Collagenase-injection ICH model was established in adult male C57BL/6J mice. Neurological function was subsequently evaluated at multiple time points after ICH and cardiac function was measured by echocardiography on 3 and 14  days after ICH.
Source: Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical - Category: Neuroscience Authors: Source Type: research