Open AccessAssociation between restoration of autonomic modulation in the native sinus node and hemodynamic improvement after cardiac transplantation1
Author(s) -
Frank Beckers,
Dirk Ramaekers,
Johan Van Cleemput,
Walter Droogné,
Johan Vanhaecke,
Frans Van de Werf,
André Aubert
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/00007890-200205270-00016
Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , cardiology , heart transplantation , heart rate , hemodynamics , heart rate variability , heart failure , transplantation , electrocardiography , cardiac index , coronary sinus , cardiac output , blood pressure , anesthesia
Little is known about the autonomic control of the native sinus node (NSN) after heart transplantation because its electrical activity is difficult to detect with skin electrodes.