Low-level vagus nerve stimulation: an important therapeutic option for atrial fibrillation treatment via modulating cardiac autonomic tone.
Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Mingxian
M
Chen
Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Lilei
L
Yu
Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Xiaoya
X
Zhou
Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Qiming
Q
Liu
Department of Cardiology, Renmin Hospital, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei, China. Electronic address: whujianghong@163.com.
Hong
H
Jiang
Department of Cardiology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China. Electronic address: xyzhoushenghua@126.com.
Shenghua
S
Zhou
D000818:Animals; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004285:Dogs; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D055536:Vagus Nerve Stimulation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*
D009569:Nitric Oxide; D019869:Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases; C523442:PIK3R3 protein, human
Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac autonomic nervous system; Low-level vagus nerve stimulation