Experimental Study of the Effect of the Vagus Nerve on Atrial Electrical Remodeling

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 295-300

  Huang, Cong Xin ^a   Zhao, Qing Yan ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a   Li, Jian Jun ^a   Yang, Bo ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Canine; Electrical remodeling; Vagus

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL ELECTRICAL REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 0242665505     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2003.08.004     Document Type: Article

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