Abbreviations, acronyms & symbols
AF
= Atrial fibrillation
LAESA
= Left atrial end-systolic area
ANOVA
= Analysis of variance
LSD
= Least significant difference
ATP
= Atrial tachycardia pacing
LVED
= Left ventricular end-diastolic diameter
CCN2
= Cellular communication network 2
LVEF
= Left ventricular ejection fraction
CHF
= Congestive heart failure
mRNA
= Messenger ribonucleic acid
CTGF
= Connective tissue growth factor
PCR
= Polymerase chain reaction
CVO
= Chronic volume overload
qRT-PCR
= Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction
ECG
= Electrocardiography
RA
= Right atrium
ERP
= Effective refraction period
RHD
= Rheumatic heart disease
GAPDH
= Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
RNA
= Ribonucleic acid
HE
= Hematoxylin-eosin
SD
= Standard deviation
IHC
= Immunohistochemistry
SR
= Sinus rhythm
LA
= Left atrium
TGFβ
= Transforming growth factor beta
LAEDA
= Left atrial end-diastolic area
TTE
= Transthoracic echocardiography
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