Neural mechanisms of atrial fibrillation

Current Opinion in Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-28

  Park, Hyung Wook ^a,b   Shen, Mark J ^c   Lin, Shien Fong ^b   Fishbein, Michael C ^d   Chen, Lan S ^b   Chen, Peng Sheng ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; autonomic nerve; vagal nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CATECHOLAMINE; ISOPRENALINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GANGLION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FLUTTER; HEART ATRIUM PACING; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PAROXYSMAL SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPOLARIZATION; REVIEW; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATHETER ABLATION; HUMANS; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 83055161463     PISSN: 02684705     EISSN: 15317080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32834dc4e8     Document Type: Review

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