Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustainedcardiac arrhythmia found in hypertensive patients. AFcauses atrial dilation, and progressive left atrial (LA)enlargement occurs once AF becomes chronic. In theFramingham heart study, LA enlargement was associatedboth with the duration of elevated blood pressure and withthe level of systolic pressure.1 The mechanism by whichhypertension leads to LA enlargement seems to be related tohaemodynamic changes. The LA size is closely related todiastolic filling pressure.METHODSWe investigated 80 consecutive hypertensive
Left atrial remodeling after short duration atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic hearts / Mattioli, Anna Vittoria; S., Bonatti; D., Monopoli; M., Zennaro; Mattioli, Giorgio. - In: HEART. - ISSN 1355-6037. - STAMPA. - 91:1(2005), pp. 91-92. [10.1136/hrt.2003.024422]
Left atrial remodeling after short duration atrial fibrillation in hypertrophic hearts
MATTIOLI, Anna Vittoria;MATTIOLI, Giorgio
2005
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustainedcardiac arrhythmia found in hypertensive patients. AFcauses atrial dilation, and progressive left atrial (LA)enlargement occurs once AF becomes chronic. In theFramingham heart study, LA enlargement was associatedboth with the duration of elevated blood pressure and withthe level of systolic pressure.1 The mechanism by whichhypertension leads to LA enlargement seems to be related tohaemodynamic changes. The LA size is closely related todiastolic filling pressure.METHODSWe investigated 80 consecutive hypertensive
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