Neural substrate for atrial fibrillation: implications for targeted parasympathetic blockade in the posterior left atrium.

Arora, Rishi; Ulphani, Joseph S; Villuendas, Roger; Ng, Jason; Harvey, Laura; Thordson, Sarah; Inderyas, Firdous; Lu, Yi; Gordon, David; Denes, Pablo; Greene, Rodney; Crawford, Susan; Decker, Robert; Morris, Alexander; Goldberger, Jeffrey; Kadish, Alan H

Arora, Rishi; Ulphani, Joseph S; Villuendas, Roger; Ng, Jason; Harvey, Laura; Thordson, Sarah; Inderyas, Firdous; Lu, Yi; Gordon, David; Denes, Pablo; Greene, Rodney; Crawford, Susan; Decker, Robert; Morris, Alexander; Goldberger, Jeffrey; Kadish, Alan H.

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Arora R; Division of Cardiology, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 East Huron, Feinberg 8-542, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.

Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol ; 294(1): H134-44, 2008 Jan.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17982017

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Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology; Pulmonary Veins/innervation; Receptor, Muscarinic M2/metabolism; Sympathetic Nervous System/physiopathology; Vagus Nerve/physiopathology; Action Potentials; Animals; Atrial Appendage/innervation; Atrial Appendage/metabolism; Atrial Fibrillation/metabolism; Atrial Fibrillation/prevention & control; Dogs; Electric Stimulation; Ganglia, Autonomic/metabolism; Ganglia, Autonomic/physiopathology; Heart Atria/innervation; Heart Atria/metabolism; Muscarinic Antagonists/pharmacology; Pulmonary Veins/drug effects; Pulmonary Veins/metabolism; Receptor, Muscarinic M2/antagonists & inhibitors; Research Design; Sympathetic Nervous System/metabolism; Time Factors; Tropicamide/pharmacology; Vagus Nerve/drug effects; Vagus Nerve/metabolism

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pulmonary Veins / Atrial Fibrillation / Sympathetic Nervous System / Vagus Nerve / Receptor, Muscarinic M2 Limits: Animals Language: En Journal: Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol Journal subject: CARDIOLOGIA / FISIOLOGIA Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: United States

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