“Lone” atrial fibrillation is associated with impaired left ventricular energetics that persist despite successful catheter ablation

Background<br/> “Lone” atrial fibrillation (AF) may reflect a subclinical cardiomyopathy that persists after sinus rhythm (SR) restoration, providing a substrate for AF recurrence. To test this hypothesis, we investigated the effect of restoring SR by catheter ablation on left ventricular (LV)...

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Autori principali: Wijesurendra, R, Liu, A, Eichhorn, C, Ariga, R, Levelt, E, Clarke, W, Rodgers, C, Karamitsos, T, Bashir, Y, Ginks, M, Rajappan, K, Betts, T, Ferreira, V, Neubauer, S, Casadei, B
Natura: Journal article
Pubblicazione: American Heart Association 2016