Effects of low-intensity atrial ganglionated plexi stimulation on ventricular electrophysiology and arrhythmogenesis

Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical

Volumn 174, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 54-60

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

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Acute myocardial ischemia; Ganglionated plexi stimulation; Ventricular electrophysiology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ARTICLE; ATRIAL GANGLIONATED PLEXI STIMULATION; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DOG; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE POTENTIAL; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; HEART PACING; HEART REPOLARIZATION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CARDIAC TAMPONADE; DOGS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HEART ATRIA; HEART VENTRICLES; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; REFRACTORY PERIOD, ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THORACIC NERVES;

EID: 84875249945     PISSN: 15660702     EISSN: 18727484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2013.01.004     Document Type: Article

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