Atrial premature activity detected after an ischaemic stroke unveils atrial myopathy.

CONCLUSIONS: After an ischaemic stroke or a transient ischaemic attack, excessive APCs are associated with LA remodelling. Thus, LA dilatation and dysfunction reflect early LA myopathy, which might itself be responsible for cardioembolic stroke.
PMID: 32007362 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases - January 28, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Py A, Schaaf M, Duhamel S, Si-Mohamed S, Daher J, Altman M, de Breyne B, Mechtouff L, Placide J, Chauveau S, Chevalier P, Nighoghossian N, Bergerot C, Thibault H Tags: Arch Cardiovasc Dis Source Type: research