Electropathological Substrate of Long-Standing Persistent Atrial Fibrillation in Patients With Structural Heart Disease

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Authors

Maurits A. Allessie · Medtronic (Netherlands)

Natasja M.S. de Groot · Medtronic (Netherlands)

Richard Houben · Medtronic (Netherlands)

Ulrich Schotten · Maastricht University Medical Centre

Eric Boersma · Medtronic (Netherlands)

Joep L.R.M. Smeets · Medtronic (Netherlands)

Harry J.G.M. Crijns

Abstract

Electric dissociation of neighboring atrial muscle bundles is a key element in the development of the substrate of human AF. The degree of the pathological changes can be measured on an individual basis by electrophysiological parameters in the spatial domain.

Topics & Keywords

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

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Circulation Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Volume 3, Issue 6, pp. 606-615

DOI: 10.1161/circep.109.910125

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