Slow pathway ablation decreases vulnerability to pacing-induced atrial fibrillation: Possible role of vagal denervation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1234-1239

  Razavi, Mehdi ^a   Cheng, Jie ^a   Rasekh, Abdi ^a   Yang, Donghui ^a   Delapasse, Scott ^a   Ai, Tomohiko ^a   Meade, Thomas ^a   Donsky, Alan ^a   Goodman, Mary J ^a   Massumi, Ali ^a  

^a ST LUKE S EPISCOPAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter ablation; Electrophysiology; Fibrillation; Tachyarrhythmias

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PACING; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; REFRACTORY PERIOD; TACHYCARDIA; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS TONE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TACHYCARDIA, ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODAL REENTRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 33750687536     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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