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• α2-adrenergic receptors decreases the sympathetic outflow and increases vagal activity. • —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
• Using an electrocardiogram, the researchers determined the babies 'vagal tone, an indicator of how strongly the vagus nerve, which runs from the brain stem to most organs in the body, is suppressing heart rate. —  Scientific American
• During stress, vagal tone decreases, allowing the heart to speed up and the body to handle the stressor. —  Scientific American
• But some of the babies did not show this normal decrease in vagal tone during distressing periods; the researchers found that these infants who lacked an effective response at ages three and six months shared a particular variant of the —  Scientific American
• Narrow complexes and regular - attempt vagal maneuver and adenosine; Narrow complexes but not regular - likely AF. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows

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