Impacts of Renal Sympathetic Activation on Atrial Fibrillation: The Potential Role of the Autonomic Cross Talk Between Kidney and Heart [Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology]

ConclusionsThis study demonstrated that renal sympathetic nerve activation induced by 3 hours of P‐RSS facilitated atrial fibrillation inducibility by upregulating cardiac autonomic nervous activity, suggesting a potential autonomic cross talk between kidney and heart.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 2, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yu, L., Huang, B., Wang, Z., Wang, S., Wang, M., Li, X., Zhou, L., Meng, G., Yuan, S., Zhou, X., Jiang, H. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Autonomic Nervous System Original Research Source Type: research