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Review
. 2008 May-Jun;50(6):404-19.
doi: 10.1016/j.pcad.2008.01.003.

The role of the autonomic nervous system in sudden cardiac death

Marmar Vaseghi  1 , Kalyanam Shivkumar
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Review

The role of the autonomic nervous system in sudden cardiac death

Marmar Vaseghi et al. Prog Cardiovasc Dis. 2008 May-Jun.
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Fig 1
Neural control of the heart.
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Fig 2
Cardiac sympathetic control. Abbreviations: NE, norepinephrine; Ach, acetylcholine; E, epinephrine.
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Neural remodeling and nerve sprouting.
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Fig 4
Factors contributing to arrhythmogenesis in hearts with heterogeneous sympathetic innervation.
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Fig 5
Structural and functional basis of VT and VF.
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