Autonomic elements within the ligament of marshall and inferior left ganglionated plexus mediate functions of the atrial neural network

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 318-324

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

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Ganglionated plexi; Ligament of Marshall

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; GANGLIONATED PLEXUS; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART INNERVATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE; HEART STIMULATION; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LIGAMENT; LIGAMENT OF MARSHALL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PLEXUS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS NODE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; DOGS; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; LIGAMENTS; NERVE NET;

EID: 60849115595     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01315.x     Document Type: Article

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