Role of atrial electrophysiology and autonomic nervous system in patients with supraventricular tachycardia and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 732-738

  Chen, Yi Jen ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^a   Tai, Ching Tai ^a   Wen, Zu Chin ^a   Feng, An Ning ^a   Ding, Yu An ^a   Chang, Mau Song ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; FEMALE; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM PRESSURE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; LUNG WEDGE PRESSURE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA;

ADULT; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESSORECEPTORS; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; TACHYCARDIA, SUPRAVENTRICULAR; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0031697450     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(98)00305-2     Document Type: Article

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