January 23, 2012Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
Atrial Electrical and Structural Remodeling Associated with Longstanding Pulmonary Hypertension and Right Ventricular Hypertrophy in Humans
Population
Humans with longstanding idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular hypertrophy
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May inform AF mechanisms in idiopathic PH; hypothesis-generating, requires prospective validation before clinical application.
Structured PICO
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Population
Humans with longstanding idiopathic pulmonary hypertension (PH) and right ventricular hypertrophy
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Outcome
Right atrial (RA) electrical and structural remodelingsurrogate
Longstanding pulmonary hypertension causes significant right atrial electrical and structural remodeling, providing mechanistic insights into its association with atrial fibrillation.
Cite This Study
Medi et al. (2012) studied this question.