The relevance of the superior cervical ganglion for cardiac autonomic innervation in health and disease: a systematic review.
H Sophia ChenLieke van RoonYang GeJanine M van GilsJan W SchoonesMarco C DeRuiterKatja ZeppenfeldMonique R M JongbloedPublished in: Clinical autonomic research : official journal of the Clinical Autonomic Research Society (2024)
Current literature mainly supports an indirect involvement of the SCG in cardiac innervation, via other structures and plexuses or via sympathetic overdrive in response to cardiac diseases. Morphological evidence of a direct involvement was found, but its contribution seems limited. The relevance of SCG sidedness, sex, and developmental stage in health and disease remains unclear and warrants further exploration.