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NLRP3 activation leads to downstream electrical remodeling within cardiomyocytes that result in increased ectopic firing and shortened atrial refractory period, thereby creating a reentry substrate. In addition, it leads to downstream cytokine release that promotes atrial remodeling necessary to maintain atrial fibrillation.
