Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5959300 | Heart Rhythm | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Preganglionic sympathetic efferents arising from the T1-T4 spinal cord that project to the heart transit through stellate ganglia via the paravertebral chain. Thus, T1-T2 surgical excision is sufficient to functionally interrupt central control of peripheral sympathetic efferent activity.
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Authors
Una MD, Kentaro MD, Tatsuo MD, J. MD, PhD, Kalyanam MD, PhD, FHRS, Jeffrey L. PhD,