Is Vagal Denervation a Good Alternative or Just Adjunctive to Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation?**Editorials published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC or the American College of Cardiology.

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1349-1351

  Kuo, Jen Yuan ^a   Chen, Shih Ann ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; EDITORIAL; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REENTRY ARRHYTHMIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS REFLEX; VAGUS TONE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 34047135495     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.01.008     Document Type: Editorial

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