Marked suppression of pulmonary vein firing after circumferential pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: Is pulmonary vein firing an epiphenomenon?

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-118

  Jiang, Ru Hong ^a   Jiang, Chen Yang ^a   Sheng, Xia ^a   Zhang, Zu Wen ^a   Sun, Ya Xun ^a   Liu, Qiang ^a   Fu, Guo Sheng ^a   Po, Sunny S ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; autonomic nervous system; catheter ablation; pulmonary vein isolaton; vagus

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY VEINS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84894104031     PISSN: 10453873     EISSN: 15408167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jce.12288     Document Type: Article

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