| Literature DB >> 15216254 |
S A Turner1, M I Bossart, T Klima, R D Leachman, D A Cooley, J C Norman.
Abstract
Persistent atrial paralysis in a patient with complete heart block and mild mitral insufficiency is presented. Left atrial specimens obtained during implantation of a permanent cardiac pulse generator showed evidence of hypertrophy and fibrosis; subcellular degenerative changes ranged from near normal to irreversible, thus suggesting that atrial paralysis may be due to the replacement of normal atrial muscle with nonfunctional fibrous tissue.Entities:
Year: 1980 PMID: 15216254 PMCID: PMC287864
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Dis ISSN: 0093-3546