Alcohol and vagal tone as triggers for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 364-368

  Mandyam, Mala C ^a   Vedantham, Vasanth ^a   Scheinman, Melvin M ^a   Tseng, Zian H ^a   Badhwar, Nitish ^a   Lee, Byron K ^a   Lee, Randall J ^a   Gerstenfeld, Edward P ^a   Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a   Marcus, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; VAGUS TONE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRECIPITATING FACTORS; SELF REPORT; TACHYCARDIA, PAROXYSMAL; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84863988160     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: 18791913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2012.03.033     Document Type: Article

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