Electro-mechanical alterations in atrial fibrillation: Structural, electrical, and functional correlates

I Pozios, AI Vouliotis, P Dilaveris, C Tsioufis - Journal of cardiovascular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice affecting
both patients' survival and well-being. Apart from aging, many cardiovascular risk factors …

Remodeling in persistent atrial fibrillation: pathophysiology and therapeutic targets—a systematic review

A Roka, I Burright - Physiologia, 2023 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by disorganized rapid atrial electrical activity, which
leads to impaired atrial function, adverse hemodynamic effects, and increased …

Impact of CPAP on the atrial fibrillation substrate in obstructive sleep apnea: the SLEEP-AF study

CJ Nalliah, GR Wong, G Lee, A Voskoboinik… - Clinical …, 2022 - jacc.org
Background Observational studies report that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated
with an increasingly remodeled atrial substrate in atrial fibrillation (AF). However, the impact …

Atrial remodeling following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation-mediated cardiomyopathy: long-term follow-up of CAMERA-MRI study

H Sugumar, S Prabhu, A Voskoboinik, S Young… - JACC: Clinical …, 2019 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to determine the long-term right atrial (RA) electrical and
structural changes in a subgroup from the CAMERA-MRI (Catheter Ablation Versus Medical …

Impact of right atrial remodeling in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

T Ikoma, M Obokata, K Okada, T Harada… - Journal of Cardiac …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Few studies have investigated right atrial (RA) remodeling in heart failure (HF)
with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). This study sought to characterize the RA …

Sinus rhythm voltage fingerprinting in patients with mitral valve disease using a high-density epicardial mapping approach

MS van Schie, R Starreveld, AJJC Bogers… - EP …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Unipolar voltage (UV) mapping is increasingly used for guiding ablative therapy of
atrial fibrillation (AF) as unipolar electrograms (U-EGMs) are independent of electrode …

Biatrial remodelling in atrial fibrillation: a three-dimensional and strain echocardiography insight

L Soulat-Dufour, S Lang, S Ederhy, Y Ancedy… - Archives of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Atrial remodelling has been poorly investigated in atrial fibrillation (AF), and few
studies have focused on biatrial remodelling. Aim To evaluate right atrial (RA) and left atrial …

[HTML][HTML] Echocardiographic evaluation of the right atrial size and function: relevance for clinical practice

ZY Sun, Q Li, J Li, MW Zhang, L Zhu, J Geng - American Heart Journal Plus …, 2023 - Elsevier
Right atrial (RA) structural and functional evaluations have recently emerged as powerful
biomarkers for adverse events in various cardiovascular conditions. Quantitative analysis of …

Impact of right atrial structural remodeling on recurrence after ablation for atrial fibrillation

T Takagi, K Nakamura, M Asami, Y Toyoda… - Journal of …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is
associated with left atrial (LA) remodeling; however, its association with right atrial (RA) …

Characterization of low-voltage areas in patients with atrial fibrillation: insights from high-density intracardiac mapping

PB Nery, W Al Dawood, GM Nair, CJ Redpath… - Canadian Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background There is limited data on the scar burden in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). In
this study, we sought to evaluate the presence and extent of an abnormal left atrial (LA) …