Atrial and ventricular refractoriness in paced patients: Circadian variation and its relationship to autonomic nervous system activity

European Heart Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 23, 2001, Pages 2192-2200

  Simantirakis, E N ^a   Chrysostomakis, S I ^a   Marketou, M E ^a   Kochiadakis, G E ^a   Vardakis, K E ^a   Mavrakis, H E ^a   Vardas, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Circadian variation; Refractoriness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE HEART BLOCK; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME;

AGED; ATRIAL FUNCTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART BLOCK; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; STATISTICS;

EID: 0035208561     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/euhj.2001.2677     Document Type: Article

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