creators_name: Biffi, Mauro
creators_name: Boriani, Giuseppe
editors_name: Singh, Balbir
editors_name: Lokhandwala, Yash
editors_name: Francis, Johnson
editors_name: Gupta, Anup
type: journalp
datestamp: 2005-05-02
lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:56:01
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title: Atrial Remodeling: Evolving Concepts
ispublished: pub
subjects: ipej
full_text_status: public
keywords: atrial remodeling
abstract: The term "Electrophysiological remodeling" defines the changes of atrial electrophysiologic properties taking place in atrial myocites during atrial fibrillation and/or following periods of sustained atrial fibrillation (AF).
Early research was prompted by clinical observations: many patients were seen to get through increasingly frequent and longer paroxisms of AF to persistent AF, until chronic AF eventually ensued, without significant changes of underlying heart disease.

date: 2003-04
date_type: published
publication: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Journal
volume: 3
number: 2
publisher: Indian Pacing and Electrophysiology Group
pagerange: 81-87
refereed: TRUE
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citation:   Biffi, Mauro and Boriani, Giuseppe  (2003) Atrial Remodeling: Evolving Concepts.  [Journal (Paginated)]     
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