The role of autonomic denervation during catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-59

  Pokushalov, Evgueny ^a,b  

^a MESHALKIN NATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

^b NONE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Ablation; Arrhythmia; Atrium; Autonomic nervous system; Fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC NERVE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; CHOLINERGIC NERVE; GANGLION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HYPERACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HEART; HUMANS;

EID: 40349113169     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e3282f26d07     Document Type: Review

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