Electrophysiological Remodeling in Chronic Mitral Regurgitation: Underlying Substrates for Atrial Fibrillation.
OBJECTIVE Atrial fibrillation is commonly associated with mitral regurgitation (MR). Using a canine model of MR, we studied the electrophysiological substrates driving the inducibility of atrial tachyarrhythmias (ATAs). METHODS Study animals (n = 12) underwent endovascular avulsion of chordae tendineae under echocard...