Long-Term Effects of Ganglionated Plexi Ablation on Electrophysiological Characteristics and Neuron Remodeling in Target Atrial Tissues in a Canine Model

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1276-1283

  Wang, Ximin ^a   Zhang, Ming ^b,c   Zhang, Yujiao ^a   Xie, Xinxing ^b   Wang, Weizong ^a   Li, Zhan ^a   Gao, Mei ^b   Wang, Zhongsu ^b   Hou, Yinglong ^b  

^a WF Goodman Center for Comparative Medical Genetics School of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Intensive care unit   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; catheter ablation; electrophysiology; GAP 43 protein; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

NEUROMODULIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; AUTONOMIC NERVE; CATHETER ABLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GANGLIONATED PLEXI; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART MUSCLE REFRACTORY PERIOD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UPREGULATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ANIMAL; AUTONOMIC GANGLION; DOG; HEART ATRIUM; HEART FUNCTION TEST; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CATHETER ABLATION; DOGS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGIC TECHNIQUES, CARDIAC; GANGLIA, AUTONOMIC; HEART ATRIA; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 84944679090     PISSN: 19413149     EISSN: 19413084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCEP.114.002554     Document Type: Article

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