Open AccessImportance of Refractoriness Heterogeneity in the Enhanced Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation Induction Caused by Tachycardia-Induced Atrial Electrical Remodeling
Author(s) -
Samir Fareh,
C Villemaire,
Stanley Nattel
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.98.20.2202
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , refractory period , effective refractory period , atrial tachycardia , nerve conduction velocity , ablation , electrophysiology , catheter ablation
Rapid atrial activation causes electrical remodeling that promotes the occurrence and the maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although remodeling has been shown to alter electrophysiological variables, the spatial uniformity of these changes is unknown.
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