The heart automaticity is a fundamental physiological function in higher organisms. The
spontaneous activity is initiated by specialized populations of cardiac cells generating …

It is hypothetized that the heart possesses a nervous system intrinsic to it that represents the
final relay station for the co‐ordination of regional cardiac indices. This 'little brain'on the …

Objectives: This study sought to systematically investigate the interactions between the
extrinsic and intrinsic cardiac autonomic nervous system (ANS) in modulating …

Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) was an outgrowth of the well-known gate control theory
presented by Melzack and Wall in 1965. Although the method has been used to treat chronic …

The cardiac neuronal hierarchy can be represented as a redundant control system made up
of spatially distributed cell stations comprising afferent, efferent, and interconnecting …

BACKGROUND: The mechanism (s) by which pulmonary veins (PVs) become ectopically
active and subsequently initiate and sustain atrial fibrillation (AF) remains poorly …

▪ Abstract Angina pectoris often results from ischemic episodes that excite chemosensitive
and mechanoreceptive receptors in the heart. Ischemic episodes release a collage of …

US20030100924A1 - Cardiac neuromodulation and methods of using same - Google Patents
US20030100924A1 - Cardiac neuromodulation and methods of using same - Google Patents …

The intrinsic cardiac nervous system has been classically considered to contain only
parasympathetic efferent postganglionic neurones which receive inputs from medullary …

Introduction. The mechanism (s) whereby atrial ectopy induces atrial fibrillation (AF) is still
poorly understood. Methods and Results. In 12 dogs, we determined the refractory period …