Results of osteopathic treatment of patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most widespread arrhythmias in the world. The main cause of AF is structural heart disease and hypertension, which lead to the structural remodeling of atrial tissue. However, the symptom burden of AF does not correlate with degree of atrial remodeling. The initiation of AF starts from a source in the pulmonary veins (Haissaguerre et al 1998). The ablation of this source can suppress recurrent AF (Kirchhof et al 2016). This region of the pulmonary veins is the point of tight attachment of the connective tissue of the pericardium.
Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Source Type: research