Beniamino Rosario Pagliaro, Gianluca Mincione, Antonio Taormina, Carlo Ceriotti, Luca Poggio, Francesco Cannata, Guido Del Monaco, Mauro Gitto, Vincenzo Battaglia, Gabriele Pinna, Paola Galimberti, Ferdinando Loiacono, Marta Pellegrino, Cristina Panico, Renato Bragato, Giulio Stefanini, Gianluigi Condorelli, Daniela Pini, Antonio Frontera
BACKGROUND: Heart failure (HF) and atrial arrhythmias (AAs) are two clinical conditions that characterize the daily clinical practice of cardiologists. In this perspective review, we analyze the shared etiopathogenetic pathways of atrial arrhythmias, which are the most common cause of atrial arrhythmias-induced cardiomyopathy (AACM) and HF. HYPOTHESIS: The aim is to explore the pathophysiology of these two conditions considering them as a "unicum", allowing the definition of a cardiovascular continuum where it is possible to predict the factors and to identify the patient phenotype most at risk to develop HF due to atrial arrhythmias...
March 22, 2023: Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology: PACE