To the editor- does the cervical vagus contain sympathetic fibers that act on the heart?

Heart Rhythm. 2014 Oct;11(10):e79. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.07.008. Epub 2014 Jul 9.

Authors

John H Coote¹, Kieran E Brack¹, André G Ng²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiology Group Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Clinical Sciences Wing Glenfield Hospital University of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom.
² Cardiology Group Department of Cardiovascular Sciences Clinical Sciences Wing Glenfield Hospital University of Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Electronic address: gan1@le.ac.uk.

PMID: 25016149
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.07.008

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Heart Failure / pathology*
Humans
Male
Nerve Fibers / pathology*
Superior Cervical Ganglion / pathology*
Vagus Nerve / pathology*

Grants and funding

FS/12/2/29300/BHF_/British Heart Foundation/United Kingdom