Chronic augmentation of the parasympathetic tone to the atrioventricular node: A nonthoracotomy neurostimulation technique for ventricular rate control during atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-199

  Mischke, Karl ^a   Zarse, Markus ^a   Schmid, Michael ^a   Gemein, Christopher ^a   Hatam, Nima ^a   Spillner, Jan ^a   Dohmen, Guido ^a   Rana, Obaida ^a   Saygili, Erol ^a   Knackstedt, Christian ^a   Weis, Joachim ^a   Pauza, Dainius ^b   Bianchi, Stefano ^c   Schauerte, Patrick ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^c SAN GIOVANNI CALIBITA FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Atrioventricular node; Cardiac neurostimulation; Pacemaker; Rate control; Vagus nerve

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART RATE; IMPLANTATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOG; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART VENTRICLE; MALE; PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLES; MALE; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 75749147071     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2009.01613.x     Document Type: Article

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