2005-05-02Z2011-03-11T08:56:01Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4288This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42882005-05-02ZAtrial Remodeling: Evolving ConceptsThe 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.
Mauro BiffiGiuseppe Boriani