Importance of Refractoriness Heterogeneity in the Enhanced Vulnerability to Atrial Fibrillation Induction Caused by Tachycardia-Induced Atrial Electrical Remodeling
- 17 November 1998
- journal article
- other
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 98 (20) , 2202-2209
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.98.20.2202
Abstract
Background—Rapid atrial activation causes electrical remodeling that promotes the occurrence and the maintenance of atrial fibrillation (AF). Although remodeling has been shown to alter electrophys...Keywords
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