Uso da acupuntura na prevenção de arritmias cardíacas em ratos Wistar

Abstract

This study evaluates acupuncture effect in the prevention of arrhythmias induced by epinephrine crescent doses in rats. Were studied 26 Wistar rats, healthy males were divided into 2 groups: Group 1 (G1) - acupuncture for 30 minutes, points Pericardium 6 (Pc6) and Heart 7 (C7) before the intravenous administration of epinephrine, Group 2 (G2) - adrenaline, without performing acupuncture (control). In both groups, epinephrine was administered at an initial dose of 10 ug / kg by adding 5 ug / kg every 5 minutes until the final dose of 40 ug / kg. The ECG was recorded on continuous monitoring comparing the number of records changes in both groups. It was observed that the main changes produced by adrenaline were the occurrence of atrioventricular block of second degree (BAV2) (G1: 92.3% and G2: 100%) and bradycardia (G1: 69.2% and G2: 92.3%) in two groups. Less frequently, there was occurrence of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) (G1, G2 7.7% and 23.1%), extrasystoles (ES) isolated (G1: 92.3% - 14.5 ± 11.7 and G2: 100% - 24.9 ± 13.9) (p <0.5) and premature atrial complexes (PAC) (G1: 92.3% - 5.6 ± 7.2 and G2: 84.6% - 12.5 ± 9.5). During episodes of bradycardia and BAV2, we measured the time (in seconds) to restore the heart ratre to physiological levels (G1: 137.3 ± 117.4 and G2: 253.5 ± 151.1) (p <0, 5). It was concluded that acupuncture is effective in reducing occurrences of ES, and mitigate the effects of the Bezold-Jarisch reflex, being able to delay the occurrence of bradycardia and BAV2 and reduce recovery time until physiological rhythm, showing up as a promising tool in the prevention of cardiac arrhythmias.