Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Atrial fibrillation: Insight from Autonomic Cardiogastric Neural Interaction

ConclusionsIn this study, we found that the antimuscarinic blockade prevents GERD induced changes to atrial electrophysiology and susceptibility to AF – making it highly likely that autonomic activity is important in mediating this effect.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology - September 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ting ‐Chun Huang, Li‐Wei Lo, Shinya Yamada, Yu‐Hui Chou, Wei‐Lun Lin, Shih‐Lin Chang, Yenn‐Jiang Lin, Shin‐Huei Liu, Wen‐Han Cheng, Tsung‐Ying Tsai, Ping‐Yen Liu, Shih‐Ann Chen Tags: ORIGINAL ‐ EXPERIMENTAL Source Type: research