Loss of atrial contractility is primary cause of atrial dilatation during first days of atrial fibrillation

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 287, Issue 5 56-5, 2004, Pages

  Schotten, Ulrich ^a   De Haan, Sunniva ^a   Neuberger, Hans Ruprecht ^a   Eijsbouts, Sabine ^a   Blaauw, Yuri ^a   Tieleman, Robert ^a   Allessie, Maurits ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atrial tachyarrhythmias; Remodeling; Stunning

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; GOAT; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PACING; HEART SIZE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS RHYTHM;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL FUNCTION; COMPLIANCE; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; GOATS; HEART; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; ORGAN SIZE; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 7244231391     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00581.2004     Document Type: Article

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