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Impairment of left atrium function in atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Left atrium electrical and mechanical remodelling impairs the chamber’s contractility, distensibility and modulation of neurohormonal systems, leading to deranged volume control, sympathetic activation, and a limited ability of left atrium systole to enhance left ventricular ejection.
