Electrical Remodeling of the Atria in Congestive Heart Failure

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Authors

Prashanthan Sanders · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Joseph B. Morton · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Neil C. Davidson · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Steven J. Spence · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Jitendra K. Vohra · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Paul Sparks · The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Jonathan M. Kalman

Abstract

Atrial remodeling due to CHF is characterized by structural changes, abnormalities of conduction, sinus node dysfunction, and increased refractoriness. These abnormalities may be responsible in part for the increased propensity for AF in CHF.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation

Volume 108, Issue 12, pp. 1461-1468

DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.0000090688.49283.67

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