Pulmonary vein firing initiating atrial fibrillation in the horse: Oversized dimensions but similar mechanisms
Dominik Linz, Eva Melis Hesselkilde, R. Kutieleh, Thomas Jespersen, Rikke Buhl, Prashanthan Sanders
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation is triggered by the pulmonary veins in humans. Although atrial fibrillation is known to occur in other species, the mechanisms of disease in these are not known. Here we present evidence for pulmonary vein triggers in the horse, where 3D HD Grid mapping was undertaken in the conscious state in the absence of fluoroscopy.
Topics & Concepts
Atrial fibrillationMedicinePulmonary veinCardiologyFluoroscopyInternal medicineHorseFibrillationRadiologyPaleontologyBiologyAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias