Ethanol infusion in the vein of marshall leads to parasympathetic denervation of the human left atrium: Implications for atrial fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 63, Issue 18, 2014, Pages 1892-1901

  Báez Escudero, José L ^a   Keida, Takehiko ^b   Dave, Amish S ^a   Okishige, Kaoru ^c   Valderrábano, Miguel ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b 2 24 18 Higashikoiwa   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY MINATO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; ethanol; intrinsic cardiac nerves; vein of Marshall

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; COLCHICINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR CONDUCTION; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART CATHETER; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART NERVE; HUMAN; INTRINSIC CARDIAC NERVE; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; P WAVE; PARASYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPEAT PROCEDURE; RR INTERVAL; VEIN OF MARSHALL; ABLATION CATHETER; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; BURST HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION; CARDIAC MAPPING SYSTEM; DILATATION CATHETER; DRUG INFUSION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MONITORING; HEART ARREST; HEART ATRIOVENTRICULAR NODE; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION DISTURBANCE; HEART STIMULATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; P WAVE HIGH FREQUENCY STIMULATION; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PERICARDITIS; PLEUROPERICARDITIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETREATMENT; RR PROLONGATION; THORAX PAIN; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR GUIDE WIRE; VEIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ETHANOL; INTRINSIC CARDIAC NERVES; VEIN OF MARSHALL;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CATHETER ABLATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARASYMPATHECTOMY;

EID: 84896939966     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.032     Document Type: Article

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