Distinct restitution properties in vagally mediated atrial fibrillation and six-hour rapid pacing-induced atrial fibrillation

Cardiovascular Research

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 834-842

  Lu, Zhibing ^a   Cui, Bo ^a   He, Bo ^a   Hu, Xiaorong ^a   Wu, Wei ^a,b   Wu, Liu ^a   Huang, Congxin ^a   Po, Sunny S ^b   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Restitution

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; DISEASE DURATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; INCIDENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VEIN; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; TIME FACTORS; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 79951937253     PISSN: 00086363     EISSN: 17553245     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvq334     Document Type: Article

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