Journal article
Aortic Stiffness in Lone Atrial Fibrillation: A Novel Risk Factor for Arrhythmia Recurrence
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Recent community-based research has linked aortic stiffness to the development of atrial fibrillation. We posit that aortic stiffness contributes to adverse atrial remodeling leading to the persistence of atrial fibrillation following catheter ablation in lone atrial fibrillation patients, despite the absence of apparent structural heart disease. Here, we aim to evaluate aortic stiffness in lone atrial fibrillation patients and …
Authors
Lau DH; Middeldorp ME; Brooks AG; Ganesan AN; Roberts-Thomson KC; Stiles MK; Leong DP; Abed HS; Lim HS; Wong CX
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 8, No. 10,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0076776
ISSN
1932-6203