Cardiac neural discharge preceding sudden death: Efferent, afferent or both?

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 314-315

  Elam, Mikael ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; EDITORIAL; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART NERVE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SUDDEN DEATH;

AFFERENT PATHWAYS; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; HEART; HUMANS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0242364675     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-003-0133-3     Document Type: Editorial

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