Gastric hypomotility following epicardial vagal denervation ablation to treat atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 211-213

  Pisani, Cristiano F ^a   Hachul, Denise ^a   Sosa, Eduardo ^a   Scanavacca, Mauricio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation ablation; Autonomic nervous system; Gastroparesis

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BROMOPRIDE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; ESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DENERVATION; HEART PACING; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATIETY; STOMACH MOTILITY; STOMACH PARESIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGUS TONE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DENERVATION; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; STOMACH DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 38849108680     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2007.00937.x     Document Type: Article

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