Shortening of fibrillatory cycle length in the pulmonary vein during vagal excitation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 774-780

  Takahashi, Yoshihide ^a   Jaïs, Pierre ^a   Hocini, Mélèze ^a   Sanders, Prashanthan ^a   Rotter, Martin ^a   Rostock, Thomas ^a   Hsu, Li Fern ^a   Sacher, Frédéric ^a   Clémenty, Jacques ^a   Haïssaguerre, Michel ^a  

^a HAUT LÉVÊQUE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 32644434861     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.043     Document Type: Article

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