Ventricular rate control during atrial fibrillation by cardiac parasympathetic nerve stimulation: A transvenous approach

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2043-2050

  Schauerte, Patrick ^a,b   Scherlag, Benjamin J ^a,b   Scherlag, Michael A ^a,b   Goli, Sunil ^a,b   Jackman, Warren M ^a,b   Lazzara, Ralph ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART NERVE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HYPOTENSION; INOTROPISM; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATROPINE; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CERVICAL PLEXUS; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; PARASYMPATHECTOMY; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY ARTERY; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 0033404705     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(99)00471-4     Document Type: Article

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