Tachycardia-induced atrial myopathy: An important mechanism in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation?

被引：24

作者：

Gallagher, MM

Obel, OA

Camm, AJ

机构：

[1] Department of Cardiological Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London

[2] Department of Cardiological Sciences, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 ORE, Cranmer Terrace

来源：

JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY | 1997年 / 8卷 / 09期

关键词：

cardiomyopathy; tachycardiomyopathy; atrial tachycardia; apoptosis; calcium; antioxidant;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1540-8167.1997.tb00631.x

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

The atrial myocardium of patients with chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is often abnormal in its histologic features and in its electrophysiologic properties, These abnormalities have been interpreted in some cases as the cause of AF and in others as a consequence of AF, We believe that both are the case, We will review the features of this atrial myopathy and discuss the likely mechanisms and consequences of the process.

引用

页码：1065 / 1074

页数：10

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