Vagal dysfunction and the pathogenesis of chronic Chagas disease

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 227-229

  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; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CHAGAS DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 23244433748     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2004.11.041     Document Type: Article

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