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. 1980 Sep;7(3):272–277.

Persistent atrial paralysis: Case report with light microscopy and ultrastructural analyses

SA Turner 1, MI Bossart 1, T Klima 1, RD Leachman 1, DA Cooley 1, JC Norman 1
PMCID: PMC287864  PMID: 15216254

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.

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