Acute Effect of Selective Chemical Inactivation of Sympathetic or Parasympathetic Atrial Ganglionated Plexus Structures on Atrial Fibrillation Inducibility in Pigs.

We studied the role of both parts of the autonomic intracardiac nervous system in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). In 12 pigs weighing 39±3 kg, AF was induced by burst stimulation. Chemical inactivation of intrinsic cardiac neurons within the right atria was performed by transendocardial injections of liposomal neuromodulators into the dorsal part of the right atrial wall.