Parasympathetic effects on cardiac electrophysiology during exercise and recovery in patients with left ventricular dysfunction

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 297, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Chicos, Alexandru B ^a   Kannankeril, Prince J ^a   Kadish, Alan H ^a   Goldberger, Jeffrey J ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic; Heart failure; Nervous system

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART VENTRICLE; HUMAN; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QT INTERVAL; REST; SINUS NODE; SUDDEN DEATH;

AGED; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; ATROPINE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEFIBRILLATORS, IMPLANTABLE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; PARASYMPATHOLYTICS; REST; SINOATRIAL NODE; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 68049110614     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: 15221539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00193.2009     Document Type: Article

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