Persistent atrial paralysis: Case report with light microscopy and ultrastructural analyses
AUTOR(ES)
Turner, S.A.
RESUMO
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.
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