New perspectives on the role of autonomic nervous system in the genesis of arrhythmias

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 123-127

  Chen, Lan S ^a   Zhou, Shengmei ^b   Fishbein, Michael C ^c   Chen, Peng Sheng ^b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Autonomic nervous system; Myocardial infarction; Nerve growth factor; Sudden death; Ventricular tachycardia

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART DEATH; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE INJURY; HEART PACING; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER MEMBRANE; NERVE FIBER REGENERATION; NERVE SPROUTING; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QT INTERVAL; REVIEW; STELLATE GANGLION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33845640586     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2006.00590.x     Document Type: Review

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