Inducibility of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias along the ligament of marshall: Role of autonomic factors

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 955-962

  Lin, Jiaxiong ^a   Scherlag, Benjamin J ^b   Lu, Zhibing ^b   Zhang, Ying ^b   Liu, Shaowen ^a   Patterson, Eugene ^b   Jackman, Warren M ^b   Lazzara, Ralph ^b   Po, Sunny S ^b  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Ligament of Marshall; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; ESMOLOL; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR JUNCTION ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT OF MARSHALL; LUNG VEIN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; LIGAMENTS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TACHYCARDIA, VENTRICULAR;

EID: 50449104804     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01159.x     Document Type: Article

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