10. Atrial Cell Problems Atrial cells can also: • fire continuously from multiple foci or fire continuously due to multiple micro re-entrant “wavelets” Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation
11. Teaching Moment Multiple micro re-entrant “wavelets” refers to wandering small areas of activation which generate fine chaotic impulses. Colliding wavelets can, in turn, generate new foci of activation. Atrial tissue