Effects of stimulation and blockade of the autonomic nervous system on atrial refractoriness in patients with lone paroxysmal atrial fibrillation;Influência da estimulação e bloqueio do sistema nervoso autónomo na refractariedade auricular em doentes com fibrilhaç ão auricular paroxística idiopática

Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 655-670

  Oliveira, Mário Martins ^a   Da Silva, Nogueira ^b   Feliciano, Joana ^b   Timóteo, Ana ^b   Marques, Fernando ^b   Santos, Sofia ^b   Rocha, Isabel ^b   Silva Carvalho, Luís ^b   Ferreira, Rui ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTA MARTA   (Portugal)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atrial refractoriness; Autonomic blockade; Autonomic stimulation; Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; PROPRANOLOL;

ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY SINUS; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MALE; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PHARMACOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RR INTERVAL;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS;

EID: 69149088493     PISSN: 08702551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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