Differences in the atrial electrophysiological properties between vagal and sympathetic types of atrial fibrillation

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 609-616

  Lo, Li Wei ^a,b   Chiou, Chuen Wang ^b,c   Lin, Yenn Jiang ^a,b   Chang, Shih Lin ^a,b   Hu, Yu Feng ^a,b   Tsao, Hsuan Ming ^b   Chao, Tze Fan ^a,b   Li, Cheng Hung ^a,b   Chang, Hung Yu ^a,b   Chung, Fa Po ^a,b   Chen, Shih Ann ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; autonomic nervous system; catheter ablation; sympathetic AF; vagal AF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIUM MAPPING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART INNERVATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HEART VOLUME; HOLTER MONITORING; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARASYMPATHETIC INNERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; VAGUS NERVE;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; VAGUS NERVE;

EID: 84878571502     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12098     Document Type: Article

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