Interaction between the autonomic nervous system and atrial tachyarrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 83-87

  Tai, Ching Tai ^a,b,c   Chiou, Chuen Wang ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kaoshiung Veterans General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atrial tachyarrhythmias; Autonomic nervous system; Heart rate variability

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 0036155294     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.00083.x     Document Type: Review

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