[Morphology and function of the intrinsic cardiac nervous system].
Access to the intrinsic cardiac autonomic nervous system can now be achieved via percutaneous catheter stimulation techniques. Thereby, cardiac functions like atrioventricular nodal conduction, sinus cycle length and ventricular inotropy can be dynamically regulated. The present article provides examples of this new technique in acute and chronic models but also first human applications.
Schauerte
Patrick
P
Medizinische Klinik I, Universitätsklinikum der RWTH, Aachen. pschauerte@ukaachen.de
Schimpf
Thomas
T
Mischke
Karl
K
Zarse
Markus
M
Schmid
Michael
M
Plisiene
Jurgita
J
Maurath
Peter
P
Kelm
Malte
M
Pauza
Dainius H
DH
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