Vagal denervation and atrial fibrillation inducibility: Epicardial fat pad ablation does not have long-term effects

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 701-708

  Oh, Seil ^a   Zhang, Youhua ^a   Bibevski, Steve ^b   Marrouche, Nassir F ^a   Natale, Andrea ^a   Mazgalev, Todor N ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrium; Denervation; Fibrillation; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; NERVE PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS NODE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; MODELS, ANIMAL; PERICARDIUM; SINOATRIAL NODE; TIME FACTORS; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33646788449     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2006.02.020     Document Type: Article

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