Selective vagal denervation of the atria eliminates heart rate variability and barorefiex sensitivity while preserving ventricular innervation

Circulation

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 360-368

  Chiou, Chuen Wang ^a   Zipes, Douglas P ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heart rate; Reflex; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0032575306     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.CIR.98.4.360     Document Type: Article

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