Selective AV nodal vagal stimulation improves hemodynamics during acute atrial fibrillation in dogs

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 281, Issue 4 50-4, 2001, Pages

  Wallick, D W ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Tabata, T ^a   Zhuang, S ^a   Mowrey, K A ^a   Watanabe, J ^a   Greenberg, N L ^a   Grimm, R A ^a   Mazgalev, T N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epicardial fat pads; Localized nerve stimulation; Ventricular rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DOG; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EPICARDIUM; GANGLION; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0034795310     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.4.h1490     Document Type: Article

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