The effects of atrial ganglionated plexi stimulation on ventricular electrophysiology in a normal canine heart

Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-8

  He, Bo ^a   Lu, Zhibing ^a   He, Wenbo ^a   Huang, Bing ^a   Yu, Lilei ^a   Wu, Liu ^a   Cui, Bo ^a   Hu, Xiaorong ^a   Jiang, Hong ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrical alternans; Ganglionated plexi stimulation; Restitution; Ventricular refractoriness

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIAL GANGLIONATED PLEXI STIMULATION; CATHETER; ELECTRODE; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; HEART; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; CARDIAC PACING, ARTIFICIAL; DOGS; GANGLIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION;

EID: 84873348970     PISSN: 1383875X     EISSN: 15728595     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10840-012-9774-2     Document Type: Article

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