The Propensity for Inducing Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparative Study on Old versus Young Rabbits

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="684918.fig.001a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jar/volume-2014/684918/figures/684918.fig.001a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>Spontaneous AF (ACh 1 mM)</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="684918.fig.001b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/jar/volume-2014/684918/figures/684918.fig.001b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>Induced AF (burst pacing, ACh 100 <i>μ</i>M)</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Examples of sustained atrial fibrillation (AF) in the old rabbits. (a) Spontaneously occurring sustained AF initiated by an atrial premature depolarization (APD) following two ventricular premature depolarizations (VPDs). (b) Burst pacing-induced sustained AF.</table>

Journal of Aging Research

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Figure 1: The Propensity for Inducing Atrial Fibrillation: A Comparative Study on Old versus Young Rabbits 