Concealed autonomic mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 196-198

  Billette, Jacques ^a   Tadros, Rafik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; autonomic nervous system; catheter ablation; parasympathetic; sympathetic; vasoactive intestinal peptide

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM BLOCKADE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; IN VIVO STUDY; NERVE BLOCK; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLION CYSTS; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; NERVE NET; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS;

EID: 84873402114     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12050     Document Type: Note

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