ATRIAL CONDUIT PHASIC FUNCTION SOON AFTER ELECTRICAL CARDIOVERSION OF PERSISTENT ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AS A PREDICTOR OF EARLY ATRIAL FIBRILLATION RECURRENCE

Diastolic dysfunction promotes atrial fibrillation (AF) inducing left atrial (LA) structural remodelling, the thin-walled cavity being vulnerable to myocite stretch with chamber dilation and fibrosis due to renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system upregulation. Predominance of LA phasic conduit (LAC)