Retrograde ethanol infusion in the vein of marshall regional left atrial ablation, vagal denervation, and feasibility in humans

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 50-56

  Valderrábano, Miguel ^a   Chen, Harvey R ^a   Sidhu, Jasvinder ^a   Rao, Liyun ^a   Yuesheng, Ling ^a   Khoury, Dirar S ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Ethanol; Vagal; Vein of marshall

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CANNULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY SINUS; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DENERVATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFUSION; NONHUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; RETROGRADE ALCOHOL ABLATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; VEIN; VEIN OF MARSHALL;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CICATRIX; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY VESSELS; DOGS; ETHANOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGOTOMY; VENA CAVA, SUPERIOR;

EID: 70349316453     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.108.818427     Document Type: Article

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