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Cardiovascular Research 2000 47(2):207-209; doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(00)00133-4
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Copyright © 2000, European Society of Cardiology

Quantification of electrical remodeling in human atrial fibrillation

Andreas Bollmann*

Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany

* Tel.: +49-391-671-3203; fax: +49-391-671-3202 andreas.bollmann@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de

Received 18 May 2000; accepted 19 May 2000

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See article by Manios et al. [10] (pages 244–253) in this issue.

Mapping of the atrial electrical activation pattern during human Atrial Fibrillation (AF) has provided evidence supporting Moe's hypothesis that AF is based on the continuous propagation of multiple wavelets wandering throughout the atria in the majority of cases [1]. Since the average size of reentry pathways during AF is dependent on atrial wavelength (conduction velocityxrefractory period) it is not surprising that different complex atrial activation patterns with different numbers and dimensions of the reentry circuits were found. While long wavelengths are associated with larger and fewer wavefronts, short wavelengths result in a greater number of smaller circuits. A numerical index for quantification of spatial AF organization was proposed and applied to different AF patterns by Botteron and Smith [2]. These authors, by calculating . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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