Restoring Sinus Rhythm Improves Baroreflex Function in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

Restoring Sinus Rhythm Improves Baroreflex Function in Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation

BackgroundStudies have suggested that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) have impairment in the baroreflex. It is not clear whether these findings are the result of the associated comorbid conditions or the arrhythmia itself. We hypothesized that AF is associated with impairment in baroreflex fu...

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Main Authors: Michael E. Field, Stephen L. Wasmund, Richard L. Page, Mohamed H. Hamdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-02-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
baroreflex gain
hypertension
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.115.002997

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