Concomitant recovery of atrial mechanical and endocrine function after cardioversion in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation
Beata Wo akowska-Kap on, MD, PhD*,* and
Grzegorz Opolski, MD, PhD, FESC
* Department of Cardiology Regional District Hospital, Kielce, Poland
Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiology Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland

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Figure 1 (Top) Changes in atrial filling fraction (AFF) after cardioversion in 29 patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (*p < 0.05 vs. 24 h after cardioversion). (Bottom) Changes in plasma atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) level in 29 patients (*p < 0.05 vs. 24 h after cardioversion).
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