Partial vagal denervation increases vulnerability to vagally induced atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1272-1279

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

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

Author keywords

Atrial refractoriness; Autonomic nervous system; Radiofrequency catheter ablation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CYCLE; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART STIMULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REFRACTORY PERIOD; STANDARD; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0036936839     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01272.x     Document Type: Article

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