Vagal stimulation for heart failure: Background and first in-man study

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 6, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2009, Pages

  Schwartz, Peter J ^a,b,c   De Ferrari, Gaetano M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; DOG; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR REFLEX; SUDDEN DEATH; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BAROREFLEX; DEATH, SUDDEN, CARDIAC; DOGS; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VAGUS NERVE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 75549088070     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.08.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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