Temporary loss of cardiac autonomic innervation after the maze procedure

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 75-81

  Vogt, Paul R ^a   La Rocca, Hans Peter Brunner ^a   Candinas, Reto ^a   Gasser, Jörg ^a   Zünd, Gregor ^a   Schönbeck, Mariette ^a   Genoni, Michele ^a   Turina, Marko I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Autonomic denervation; Heart rate variability; Maze operation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BICYCLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; STANDING; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0030824964     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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