Left Atrial Size and Function in a Canine Model of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure.

Left Atrial Size and Function in a Canine Model of Chronic Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure.

BACKGROUND:Our aim was to assess how atrial fibrillation (AF) induction, chronicity, and RR interval irregularity affect left atrial (LA) function and size in the setting of underlying heart failure (HF), and to determine whether AF effects can be mitigated by vagal nerve stimulation (VNS). METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Adam Goldberg, Kenya Kusunose, Salima Qamruddin, L Leonardo Rodriguez, Todor N Mazgalev, Brian P Griffin, David R Van Wagoner, Youhua Zhang, Zoran B Popović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4714887?pdf=render

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