Effect of Electrical and Structural Remodeling on Spatiotemporal Organization in Acute and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
AKAR JG, EVERETT TH, KOK L, MOORMAN JR, HAINES DE. Effect of Electrical and Structural Remodeling on Spatiotemporal Organization in Acute and Persistent Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2002, 13: 1027-1034. PMID: 12435191, DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8167.2002.01027.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAnimalsAtrial FibrillationAtrial FunctionDisease Models, AnimalDogsElectrocardiographyElectrophysiologic Techniques, CardiacEntropyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeart AtriaModels, CardiovascularRecovery of FunctionRefractory Period, ElectrophysiologicalSeverity of Illness IndexStatistics as TopicTreatment OutcomeConceptsAtrial effective refractory periodPersistent atrial fibrillationAcute atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationStructural remodelingSinus rhythmMean atrial effective refractory periodEffective refractory periodAtrial sizeElectrical remodelingLeft atriumBasket catheterAF dogsIntracardiac echocardiographyAtrial electrogramsRefractory periodRemodelingFibrillationSpatiotemporal organizationRhythmAcuteEchocardiographyCatheterMajor roleRecovery