Slow rate during AF improves ventricular performance by reducing sensitivity to cycle length irregularity

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 283, Issue 6 52-6, 2002, Pages

  Popovi, Zoran B ^a   Mowrey, Kent A ^a   Zhang, Youhua ^a   Zhuang, Shaowei ^a   Tabata, Tomotsugu ^a   Wallick, Don W ^a   Grimm, Richard A ^a   Thomas, James D ^a   Mazgalev, Todor N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Hemodynamics; Relaxation; Vagus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA FLOW; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART CYCLE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PERFORMANCE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HEART MUSCLE RELAXATION; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NONLINEAR SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SINUS NODE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0036890249     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00571.2002     Document Type: Article

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