Stem cell infusion into the vein of Marshall.

Lyne, Jonathan C; Green, Amanda C; Alton, Eric W; Clague, Jonathan R

Lyne, Jonathan C; Green, Amanda C; Alton, Eric W; Clague, Jonathan R.

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Lyne JC; Department of Cardiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, Chelsea, London SW3 6NP, UK. j.lyne@rbht.nhs.uk

Europace ; 13(3): 438, 2011 Mar.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21177278

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

The vein of Marshall (VOM) and related cardiac ganglia have been clearly implicated in atrial fibrillation. Electrophysiological procedures have targeted these sites of autonomic innervation. However, targeting the exact sites has proven technically challenging. Identifying the VOM and infusing stem cells may ablate related ganglia autonomic function and offer an innovative treatment for atrial fibrillation.

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Atrial Fibrillation/therapy; Coronary Vessels; Heart Failure/therapy; Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation/methods; Aged, 80 and over; Atrial Fibrillation/complications; Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology; Coronary Angiography; Ganglia/physiology; Heart/innervation; Heart Conduction System/physiopathology; Heart Failure/etiology; Heart Failure/physiopathology; Humans; Treatment Outcome

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Atrial Fibrillation / Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Coronary Vessels / Heart Failure Type of study: Etiology_studies / Prognostic_studies Limits: Aged80 / Humans Language: En Journal: Europace Journal subject: CARDIOLOGIA / FISIOLOGIA Year: 2011 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United kingdom

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