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Diurnal variations of the dominant cycle length of chronic atrial fibrillation
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- Meurling, Carl (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Kardiologi,Sektion II,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Cardiology,Section II,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine
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Waktare, J E (author)
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- Holmqvist, Fredrik (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Kardiologi,Sektion II,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Cardiology,Section II,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine
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Hedman, A (author)
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Camm, A J (author)
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- Olsson, Bertil (author)
- Lund University,Lunds universitet,Kardiologi,Sektion II,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Lund,Medicinska fakulteten,Cardiology,Section II,Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund,Faculty of Medicine
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Malik, M (author)
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- 2001
- 2001
- English.
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In: American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. - 1522-1539. ; 280:1, s. 401-406
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Abstract
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- High-resolution digital Holter recording was carried out in 21 patients (15 men, 64 +/- 12 yr) with chronic atrial fibrillation. Dominating atrial cycle length (DACL) was derived by frequency domain analysis of QRST-reduced electrocardiograms. Daytime mean DACL was 150 +/- 17 ms, and nighttime mean was 157 +/- 22 ms (P = 0. 0002). Diurnal fluctuation in DACL differed among patients: it tended to be virtually absent in those with a short mean DACL, but in those with longer DACL the night-day difference was as much as 23 ms (R = 0.72, P < 0.001, correlation of mean DACL to night-day difference). Mean DACL also correlated with ventricular cycle length (R = 0.40, P < 0.001), particularly at night (r = 0.49). The shorter cycle lengths found in this study during the day are consistent with sympathetic and/or other physiological modulation, but since increased vagal tone shortens atrial refractoriness in most models, parasympathetic influences are not likely to play a major role. Alternatively, atrial effective refractory period may not be the sole determinant of atrial cycle length during atrial fibrillation.
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- MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP -- Medicinska och farmaceutiska grundvetenskaper -- Fysiologi (hsv//swe)
- MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES -- Basic Medicine -- Physiology (hsv//eng)
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