Impact of right upper pulmonary vein isolation on atrial vagal innervation and vulnerability to atrial fibrillation

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2049-2055

  Liu, Yuan ^a   Zhang, Shu Long ^a   Dong, Ying Xue ^a   Zhao, Hong Wei ^a   Gao, Lian Jun ^a   Yin, Xiao Meng ^a   Li, Shi Jun ^a   Lin, Zhi Hu ^a   Yang, Yan Zong ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein; Vagus

Indexed keywords

METOPROLOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; DOG; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INNERVATION; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS RHYTHM; TISSUE SECTION; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 33845869844     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200612020-00005     Document Type: Article

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