Transvenous parasympathetic nerve stimulation in the inferior vena cava and atrioventricular conduction

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 64-69

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Inferior vena cava; Parasympathetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033960491     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2000.tb00738.x     Document Type: Article

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