title: Fibrotic atrial cardiomyopathy: a specific disease/syndrome supplying substrates for atrial fibrillation, atrial tachycardia, sinus node disease, AV node disease, and thromboembolic complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrophysiology, Clinic Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland. hans.kottkamp@hirslanden.ch
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kottkamp
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009202:Cardiomyopathies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000009:adverse effects; D004562:Electrocardiography; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac; D005355:Fibrosis; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012804:Sick Sinus Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D056969:Voltage-Sensitive Dye Imaging