A team now shows that heart diseases affect the production of the sleep hormone melatonin in the pineal gland. The link between the two organs is a ganglion in the neck region. The study ...

Researchers report a previously unknown role of ganglia, clusters of nerve cell bodies, in sleep disturbances frequently experienced by people with heart disease. Approximately one in three people ...

Investigators also found Pcp4 in cardiac ganglia, where it also influences the heart's rhythm and modulates heart rate control. "Now that we know that Pcp4 is an important regulator of the heart's ...

Left cardiac sympathetic denervation is performed ... The lower part of the stellate ganglion is ablated together with the second and third thoracic ganglia; the fourth ganglion is cauterized.

The basal ganglia are vulnerable to injury during cardiac arrest. Movement disorders are a common morbidity in survivors. Yet, neuronal motor network changes post-arrest remain poorly understood.

Note the large hypodensity in the left basal ganglia and internal capsule ... Watershed infarcts typically occur following reduced perfusion pressure, often secondary to cardiac events or severe ...