Spatial Distribution of Fibrosis Governs Fibrillation Wave Dynamics in the Posterior Left Atrium During Heart Failure
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- 12 October 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation Research
- Vol. 101 (8) , 839-847
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.107.153858
Abstract
Heart failure (HF) commonly results in atrial fibrillation (AF) and fibrosis, but how the distribution of fibrosis impacts AF dynamics has not been studied. HF was induced in sheep by ventricular t...Keywords
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