Atrial ganglionated plexi stimulation may be an effective therapeutic tool for the treatment of heart failure

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 905-907

  He, Bo ^a,b   Lu, Zhibing ^a,b   Jiang, Hong ^a,b  

^a RENMIN HOSPITAL OF WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATRIAL GANGLIONIC PLEXI STIMULATION; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; MODELS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 84886777986     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2013.08.008     Document Type: Article

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