Mechanism for pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-induced atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1381-1386

  Hirose, Masamichi ^a   Leatmanoratn, Zeng ^a   Laurita, Kenneth R ^a   Carlson, Mark D ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Effective refractoriness; Pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide

Indexed keywords

HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; DOG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTORY PERIOD; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0035695573     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2001.01381.x     Document Type: Article

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