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Atrial fibrillation progression: How sick is the atrium?

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After many years of lack of interest in the atrium by clinical cardiologists, the evidence of increased morbidity and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) relocated the atrium to a central position in cardiology more than 2 decades ago.1 First came the studies showing improved outcome with the use of anticoagulants; later, the ever-lasting controversy on rate vs rhythm control; and at present, new imaging techniques and new therapeutic tools to better define atrial remodeling and improve therapy...

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Miocardiopaties, Fibril·lació auricular, Arrítmia, Morbiditat

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Myocardiopathies, Atrial fibrillation, Arrhythmia, Morbidity

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MONT GIRBAU, Lluís and GUASCH I CASANY, Eduard. Atrial fibrillation progression: How sick is the atrium?. Heart Rhythm. 2017. Vol. 14, num. 6, pags. 808-809. ISSN 1547-5271. [consulted: 19 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/111785

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