The role of the autonomic nervous system in cardiac arrhythmias

Handbook of Clinical Neurology

Volumn 117, Issue , 2013, Pages 135-145

  Tan, Alex Y ^a   Verrier, Richard L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Baroreceptor sensitivity; Behavioral stress; Neural remodeling; Sleep; Sympathetic nerves; Vagus nerves

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BARORECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; NERVE TRACT; NEURAL REMODELING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC NERVES; VAGUS NERVES;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BARORECEPTOR SENSITIVITY; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; NEURAL REMODELING; SLEEP; SYMPATHETIC NERVES; VAGUS NERVES;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPINEPHRINE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; NEURAL PATHWAYS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84884938949     PISSN: 00729752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53491-0.00012-2     Document Type: Chapter

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