Potential role of renal sympathetic denervation for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias

EuroIntervention

Volumn 9, Issue , 2013, Pages R110-R116

  Ukena, Christian ^a   Mahfoud, Felix ^a   Linz, Dominik ^a   Böhm, Michael ^a   Neuberger, Hans Ruprecht ^a  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic nervous system; Electric storm; Heart rate

Indexed keywords

ANDERSEN SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SUPRAVENTRICULAR ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KIDNEY DENERVATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; NEW YORK HEART ASSOCIATION CLASS; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRACHEA PRESSURE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART; INNERVATION; KIDNEY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY VEIN; SYMPATHECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; CATHETER ABLATION; HEART; HUMANS; KIDNEY; PULMONARY VEINS; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84885919451     PISSN: 1774024X     EISSN: 19696213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4244/EIJV9SRA19     Document Type: Article

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