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

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether ethanol infusion in the vein of Marshall (VOM) can ablate intrinsic cardiac nerves (ICN). BACKGROUND: ICN cluster around the left atrial epicardium, and are implicated in the genesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). METHODS: Patients undergoing catheter AF ablation under...

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Main Authors: Báez-Escudero, José L., Keida, Takehiko, Dave, Amish S., Okishige, Kaoru, Valderrábano, Miguel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4035125/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24561151
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2014.01.032
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