Carotid body denervation: too soon to get breathless about heart failure?

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2013 Dec 24;62(25):2431-2432. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.718. Epub 2013 Sep 4.

Authors

Blair D Johnson¹, Michael J Joyner²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
² Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Electronic address: joyner.michael@mayo.edu.

PMID: 24013054
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2013.08.718

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Keywords: autonomic function; breathing disorders; carotid body denervation; heart failure; mortality.

Publication types

Editorial
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MeSH terms

Animals
Blood Pressure / physiology*
Carotid Body / physiology*
Catheter Ablation*
Chemoreceptor Cells / physiology*
Heart Failure / physiopathology*
Male
Respiratory Mechanics / physiology*