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Editorial
. 2017 Sep;10(9):e005699.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.005699.

Propagation of Sinus Waves in the Atrial Architecture: When Laminar Electrical Fluxes Turn Turbulent

David Calvo  1 , David Filgueiras-Rama  1 , José Jalife  2
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Editorial

Propagation of Sinus Waves in the Atrial Architecture: When Laminar Electrical Fluxes Turn Turbulent

David Calvo et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; anisotropy; atrial fibrillation; endocardium; inflammation; myocardium.

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Acquired geometry and fiber visualization results in human atria specimens. Left, Atrial geometry. A, Short-axis view of a nondiffusion-weighted image (b0) with superimposed segmentation of left atrium (LA; red), right atrium (RA; blue), and interatrial bundles (green). Fat tissue surrounding the atria is excluded from the segmentation. B, Anterior view of left and right atria created from T1-weighted images; the dark grey volume represents lumen. Right, Fiber visualization using tractography. C, Posterior view of atrial roof. D, Anterior view. E, Inferior and left lateral views. F, View of right atrium. Color encodes the local distance to the endocardial shell: yellow is the endocardial layer, and red is the epicardial layer. BB indicates Bachman bundle; CT, crista terminalis, IVC, inferior vena cava; LAA, left atrial appendage; LIPV, left inferior pulmonary vein; LSPV, left superior pulmonary vein; MV, mitral valve; RAA, right atrial appendage; RIPV, right inferior pulmonary vein; RSPV, right superior pulmonary vein; SVC, superior vena cava; and TV, tricuspid valve. Modified from Pashakhanloo F et al. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2016;9:e004133, by permission.
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