Effects of continuous enhanced vagal tone on dual atrioventricular node and accessory pathways

Circulation

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2003, Pages 2583-2588

  Chiou, Chuen Wang ^b   Chen, Shih Ann ^b   Kung, Ming Ho ^b   Chang, Mau Song ^b   Prystowsky, Eric N ^a  

^a Care Group   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrioventricular node; Electrophysiology; Tachycardia; Vagus nerve; Wolff Parkinson White syndrome

Indexed keywords

PHENYLEPHRINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART ACCESSORY CONDUCTION PATHWAY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REENTRY TACHYCARDIA; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0038012784     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000068339.04731.4d     Document Type: Article

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