心脏病学家常常把心脏看作是人体最重要的器官而忽视其他系统例如肾脏和神经系统的重要性。但是,目前在心脏性猝死和洋地黄中毒等的机制研究中发现,神经系统在病因方面是一个重要因素。此外,治疗上的进展如用β-受体阻滞剂减少心肌梗塞病人猝死 Cardiologists often view the heart as the most important organ of the body, ignoring the importance of other systems, such as the kidneys and the nervous system. However, at present, studies on the mechanism of sudden cardiac death and digitalis poisoning have found that the nervous system is an important factor in etiology. In addition, therapeutic advances such as the use of beta-blockers to reduce sudden death in patients with myocardial infarction