Wrinkles in the atrium: age, atrial fibrillation, or something else

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Samuel J Asirvatham et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011.

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. 2011 Nov 15;58(21):2233-5.

doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.06.060.

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Motion versus flow as a possible nibus for atrial fibrillation.
Nessel CC. Nessel CC. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012 Apr 10;59(15):1407; author reply 1407. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.11.055. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2012. PMID: 22480482 No abstract available.

Structural abnormalities in atrial walls are associated with presence and persistency of atrial fibrillation but not with age.
Platonov PG, Mitrofanova LB, Orshanskaya V, Ho SY. Platonov PG, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Nov 15;58(21):2225-32. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.05.061. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011. PMID: 22078429