Predictors of low voltage areas in persistent atrial fibrillation: is it really a matter of time?
- 29 October 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Vol. 57 (3) , 345-352
Abstract
Time has been postulated as an important factor for electrical remodeling of the left atrium (LA) in persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) (‘AF begets AF’). However, it is still a matter of debate if structural changes are the cause or consequence of AF. We sought to determine the clinical and invasive parameters, which correlate with LA scar as determined by voltage mapping, in patients with persistent AF.Keywords
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