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[Pathophysiology of the renin-angiotensin-system in atrial fibrillation].
Deutsche medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) - 13 Apr 2006
Heusch G, Schulz R
Abstract excerpt
Cardiovascular diseases which are associated with an activation of the renin-angiotensin-system -- myocardial infarction, heart failure, hypertension -- often induce atrial fibrillation. The initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation is not only initiated by mechanical distension of the atria, but also by increased atrial expression of components of the renin-angiotensin-system, which initiate an...
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