Epicardial ablation of right pulmonary artery ganglionated plexi for the prevention of atrial fibrillation originating in the pulmonary veins

Journal of Electrocardiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 367-372

  Wang, Hongtao ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Hong, Changming ^a   Liu, Xiongtao ^a   Shang, Fujun ^a   He, Yong ^a   Wang, Zikuan ^a   Zheng, Qiangsun ^a  

^a FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Pulmonary vein; The right pulmonary artery ganglionated plexi; Vagosympathetic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ATRIAL EFFECTIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD; CATHETER ABLATION; DOG; EPICARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN EFFECTIVE REFRACTORY PERIOD; REFRACTORY PERIOD; RIGHT PULMONARY ARTERY GANGLIONATED PLEXUS;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, PARASYMPATHETIC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MALE; PERICARDIUM; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953583615     PISSN: 00220736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelectrocard.2010.03.007     Document Type: Article

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