Autonomic denervation for the treatment of atrial fibrillation

Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 161-166

  Katritsis, Demosthenes G ^a  

^a Athens Euroclinic ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Ganglionated plexi

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART SURGERY; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; NERVE STIMULATION; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; REPEAT PROCEDURE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80955139606     PISSN: None     EISSN: 09726292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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