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Nerve Sprouting and Sympathetic Hyperinnervation in a Canine Model of Atrial Fibrillation Produced by Prolonged Right Atrial Pacing

Che-Ming Chang, Tsu-Juey Wu, Shengmei Zhou, Rahul N. Doshi, Moon‐Hyoung Lee, Toshihiko Ohara, Michael C. Fishbein, Hrayr S. Karagueuzian, Peng‐Sheng Chen, Lan S. Chen

Circulation · 2001 · 204 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

Significant nerve sprouting and sympathetic hyperinnervation are present in a canine model of sustained AF produced by prolonged right atrial pacing. The magnitude of nerve sprouting and hyperinnervation was higher in the right atrium than in the left atrium.

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