Stimulation of the intra-cardiac vagal nerves innervating the AV-node to control ventricular rate during AF: Specificity, parameter optimization and chronic use up to 3 months

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-18

  Kornet, Lilian ^a   Van Hunnik, Arne ^b   Michels, Koen ^a   Verheule, Sander ^b   Della Scala, Alberto ^c   West, Teena ^a   Kessels, Roger ^a   Cornelussen, Richard ^a,b  

^a MEDTRONIC BAKKEN RESEARCH CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Medtronic Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; AV node; AV node stimulation; Neurostimulation; Parasympathetic; Ventricular rate reduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOAT; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM CONTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; IMPLANTATION; NONHUMAN; PACEMAKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RR INTERVAL; SINUS NODE; SINUS RHYTHM; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ANIMAL; HEART; HEART PACING; HEART RATE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VAGUS NERVE;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; GOATS; HEART; HEART RATE; VAGUS NERVE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84861333977     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-011-9619-4     Document Type: Article

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