Human atrial fibrillation substrate: Towards a specific fibrotic atrial cardiomyopathy

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 35, 2013, Pages 2731-2738

  Kottkamp, Hans ^a  

^a Hirslanden Hospital   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiomyopathy; Fibrosis; Pathophysiology; Substrate

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1;

AUTOPSY; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FIBROTIC ATRIAL CARDIOMYOPATHY; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MITRAL VALVE COMMISSUROTOMY; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOMYOPATHY; FIBROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SUBSTRATE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ATRIAL REMODELING; CARDIOMYOPATHIES; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FIBROSIS; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84890034602     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht194     Document Type: Review

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