Atrial Fibrillation reduces the Functional REServe of the Heart by a fifth: a pilot FRESH-AF study

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 9;168(4):4369-70. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.055. Epub 2013 May 30.

Authors

Muzahir H Tayebjee¹, Katrina Gilbert, Wanda Macdonald, Andrew J Hogarth, Nigel T Lewis, Lip-Bun Tan

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Department, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS1 3EX, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 23727107
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.05.055

No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac power; Cardiac reserve; Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Cardioversion.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology*
Female
Heart / physiopathology*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects