Because overexcited sympathetic function plays an important role in ischemic heart disease, the
vagotonic stimulation of administrated acetylcholinesterase inhibitors might also provide beneficial effects [22].
(2009) suggested that the use of beta-blockers and other cardiac medications, such as digitalis, which is
vagotonic, may mitigate adverse effects of PM on HRV.
AChEIs may potentially have
vagotonic effects on heart rate (i.e.
Pulmonary vein isolation for
vagotonic, adrenergic, and random episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Motion sickness (sea-sickness) is being defined as a neuro-vegetative syndrome with a reflex origin, especially
vagotonic that has the source in the vestibular apparatus.
Although digoxin has prominent
vagotonic effects, it is not very effective in decreasing the heart rate in the presence of enhanced sympathetic drive.