Characterization of the left atrial neural network and its impact on autonomic modification procedures

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 632-640

  Malcolme Lawes, Louisa C ^a   Lim, Phang Boon ^a   Wright, Ian ^a   Kojodjojo, Pipin ^a   Koa Wing, Michael ^a   Jamil Copley, Shahnaz ^a   Dehbi, Hakim Moulay ^a   Francis, Darrel P ^a   Davies, D Wyn ^a   Peters, Nicholas S ^a   Kanagaratnam, Prapa ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Ganglionated plexi; Pulmonary vein isolation

Indexed keywords

ABLATION THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN; SINUS NODE; ABLATION; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GANGLIONATED PLEXI; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABLATION; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; GANGLIONATED PLEXI; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION;

ADULT; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC PATHWAYS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATHETER ABLATION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PULMONARY VEINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINOATRIAL NODE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84883028010     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.113.000193     Document Type: Article

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