Endocardial autonomic denervation of the left atrium to treat vasovagal syncope an early experience in humans

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 279-286

  Yao, Yan ^a   Shi, Rui ^a   Wong, Tom ^b   Zheng, Lihui ^a   Chen, Wensheng ^a   Yang, Long ^a   Huang, Wen ^a   Bao, Jingru ^a   Zhang, Shu ^a  

^a FUWAI HOSPITAL   (China)

^b ROYAL BROMPTON AND HAREFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Autonomic denervation; Ganglionated plexi; Vasovagal syncope

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYSTOLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART DENERVATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RR INTERVAL; SYNCOPE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGOTOMY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART ATRIUM; INNERVATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOCARDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84862242855     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.111.966465     Document Type: Article

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