Ewen Le Quilliec, Charles-Alexandre LeBlanc, Orlane Neuilly, Jiening Xiao, Rim Younes, Yasemin Altuntas, Feng Xiong, Patrice Naud, Louis Villeneuve, Martin G Sirois, Jean-François Tanguay, Jean-Claude Tardif, Roddy Hiram
CONTEXT: Right heart disease (RHD), characterized by right ventricular (RV) and atrial (RA) hypertrophy, and cardiomyocytes' (CM) dysfunctions have been described to be associated with the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF). RHD and AF have in common, an inflammatory status, but the mechanisms relating RHD, inflammation, and AF remain unclear. HYPOTHESES: RHD generates electrophysiological and morphological remodelling affecting the CM, leading to atrial inflammation and increased AF susceptibility...
March 28, 2024: Europace: European Pacing, Arrhythmias, and Cardiac Electrophysiology