Autonomic modulation preceding the onset of atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1269-1270

  Maisel, William H ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC STIMULATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART AUTOMATICITY; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PATHOGENESIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX SURGERY; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 0141504256     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-1097(03)00959-8     Document Type: Editorial

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