Twenty-two percent of patients reported a specific body position as a trigger of their AF symptoms. Results: Ninety-four symptomatic paroxysmal AF patients were included. Methods: We performed a questionnaire study of symptomatic paroxysmal AF (episodes of AF < 1 week) patients scheduled for a first AF ablation therapy at Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands and at University Hospital, Bordeaux, France. 5Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, Netherlandsīackground: Because stretch of the atrial myocardium is proarrhythmic for atrial fibrillation (AF) and a left lateral body position increases atrial dimensions in humans, we hypothesized that left lateral recumbence is a frequent AF-triggering body position in AF patients.4Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands.3Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Bordeaux, Pessac, France.2Department of Experimental Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam University Medical Center (AUMC), Amsterdam, Netherlands.1Institut de rythmologie et modélisation cardiaque (IHU Liryc), University of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.
Gottlieb 1,2, Lorena Sanchez y Blanco 1,3, Mélèze Hocini 1,3, Lukas R.
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