Autonomically induced conversion of pulmonary vein focal firing into atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1878-1886

  Scherlag, Benjamin J ^a,b   Yamanashi, William ^a   Patel, Utpal ^a   Lazzara, Ralph ^a   Jackman, Warren M ^a  

^a University of Oklahoma Medical Center   (United States)

^b Cardiac Arrhythmia Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DEPOLARIZATION; HEART INNERVATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SUPRAVENTRICULAR PREMATURE BEAT; THORACOTOMY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOGS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; PULMONARY VEINS;

EID: 20344403489     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.01.057     Document Type: Article

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