Preserved parasympathetic cardiac innervation after atrioventricular node modification: Evidence from circle maps of respiratory sinus arrhythmia

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 157-163

  Zarse, Markus ^a   Markus, Kai Ulf ^a   Schiek, Michael ^b   Schauerte, Patrick ^a   Sinha, Anil Martin ^a   Drepper, Friedhelm ^b   Halling, Horst ^b   Hanrath, Peter ^a   Stellbrink, Christoph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b Ctrl Lab for Electronics Center   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrioventricular nodal modification; Circle maps; Heart rate variability; Respiratory sinus arrhythmia; Sympatho vagal reflex; Vagal denervation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS REFLEX;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARRHYTHMIA, SINUS; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATION; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY;

EID: 0036816947     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020837805332     Document Type: Article

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