Extreme bradycardia during pulmonary vein isolation: Keep on ablating in that region?

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 267-270

  Capulzini, Lucio ^a   Chierchia, Gian B ^a   Sarkozy, Andrea ^a   Paparella, Gaetano ^a   De Asmundis, Carlo ^a   Brugada, Pedro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation ablation; Autonomic nervous system; Bradycardia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRADYCARDIA; CASE REPORT; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VAGUS REFLEX; CARDIOVERSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART PACING; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY VEINS; REFLEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 63049128423     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283220b1b     Document Type: Article

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