Pre-treatment with Irbesartan attenuates left atrial stunning after electrical cardioversion of atrial fibrillation

Abstract
Aims Left atrial (LA) stunning, the transient impairment of LA function, is responsible for an increased thrombo-embolic risk after cardioversion of atrial fibrillation (AF). Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) attenuate atrial remodelling in AF and could theoretically influence LA stunning. We studied the effect of Irbesartan on LA stunning.

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