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Pulmonary vein firing initiating atrial fibrillation in the horse: Oversized dimensions but similar mechanisms
Author(s) -
Linz Dominik,
Hesselkilde Eva,
Kutieleh Rayed,
Jespersen Thomas,
Buhl Rikke,
Sanders Prashanthan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.193
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1540-8167
pISSN - 1045-3873
DOI - 10.1111/jce.14422
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , pulmonary vein , cardiology , fluoroscopy , horse , fibrillation , radiology , paleontology , biology
Atrial fibrillation is triggered by the pulmonary veins in humans. Although atrial fibrillation is known to occur in other species, the mechanisms of disease in these are not known. Here we present evidence for pulmonary vein triggers in the horse, where 3D HD Grid mapping was undertaken in the conscious state in the absence of fluoroscopy.