New Concepts in Atrial Fibrillation: Neural Mechanisms and Calcium Dynamics

Cardiology Clinics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-43

  Chou, Chung Chuan ^a   Chen, Peng Sheng ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrium; Autonomic; Calcium; Fibrillation; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART FAILURE; HEART PACING; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; REVIEW; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CALCIUM; CALCIUM CHANNELS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; PULMONARY VEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 57849141183     PISSN: 07338651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccl.2008.09.003     Document Type: Review

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