Signs of vagal reinnervation 4 years after heart transplantation in spectra of heart rate variability

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 907-912

  Überfuhr, Peter ^a   Frey, Axel W ^c   Fuchs, Alexandra ^a   Paniara, Christina ^c   Roskamm, Helmut ^c   Schwaiger, Markus ^b   Reichart, Bruno ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c Cardiac Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heart rate variability; Heart transplantation; Reinnervation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINNERVATION; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031407367     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00271-6     Document Type: Article

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