the hypothesis was based on previous findings that 1 ) psychological stress is a necessary factor for the initiation of vf in the ischemic heart of conscious pigs , 2 ) the frontal cortex and its related thalamic gating mechanism , uniquely show neuroelectric responses to stressful stimuli , and 3 ) direct electric stimulation of either the frontal cortex , posterior hypothalamus , or fields of forel will produce ventricular arrhythmias and myocardial necrosis .
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myocardial necrosis