Neuromodulation for cardiac arrhythmia

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 584-592

  Hou, Yuemei ^a   Zhou, Qina ^b   Po, Sunny S ^c  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINJIANG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Atrial fibrillation; Autonomic denervation; Autonomic nervous system; Neuromodulation; Ventricular fibrillation

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER;

ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DENERVATION; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIAC SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC TONE; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL SYMPATHETIC DENERVATION; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; INNERVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; HEART; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HUMANS; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SYMPATHECTOMY; VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84955611906     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2015.10.001     Document Type: Article

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