Vagal dysfunction and the pathogenesis of chronic Chagas disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 337-339

  Dávila, Diego F ^a   Santiago, Justo J ^a   Odreman, Wilmer A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cardiac autoantibodies; Chronic Chagas disease; Heart rate variability; Valsalva maneuver

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHAGAS DISEASE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; NERVE FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE DISEASE; VAGUS TONE;

EID: 17044419992     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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