Focal pharmacological modulation of atrioventricular nodal conduction via implantable catheter: A novel therapy for atrial fibrillation?

Circulation

Volumn 113, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2383-2390

  Sigg, Daniel C ^a   Hiniduma Lokuge, Prasanga ^a   Coles Jr , James A ^a   Falkner, Phillip ^a   Rose, Rebecca ^a   Urban, Jon F ^a   Ujhelyi, Michael R ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcholine; Catheters; Conduction; Pharmacology; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE INJECTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION ROUTE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INFUSION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT INDICATION; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; HEART RATE; INDWELLING CATHETER; NERVE CONDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOGS; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; HEART RATE; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33744463374     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.609420     Document Type: Article

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