In the recent decades, systemic inflammation, as a clinical phenomenon, has been the focus
of extensive research particularly with regard to its potential association with a variety of …

Significance: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a burgeoning health-care problem, and the currently
available therapeutic armamentarium is barely efficient. Experimental and clinical evidence …

Objectives: We sought to test the hypothesis that there is a relationship between
inflammation and the prothrombotic state in atrial fibrillation (AF). Background: Atrial …

Objectives: Although recent studies suggest that inflammation is involved in the
pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF), it remains controversial whether it is a consequence or …

Importance Accumulating evidence links inflammation and atrial fibrillation (AF). Objective
To assess whether markers of systemic and atrial inflammation are associated with incident …

Infection and atrial fibrillation: inflammation begets AF Page 1 ...........................................................................................................
Infection and atrial fibrillation: inflammation begets AF Christopher John Boos 1,2,3 …

Inflammatory activation is increasingly recognized as a nonconventional risk factor for
arrhythmias, and experimental studies provided robust evidence that this association is …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent arrhythmia that causes high morbidity and
mortality. However, the underlying mechanism of AF has not been fully elucidated. Recent …

Aims Outcome of rhythm control in atrial fibrillation (AF) is still poor due to various
mechanisms involved in the initiation and perpetuation of AF. Differences in timing of AF …

Around the world there are 33.5 million patients suffering from atrial fibrillation (AF) with an
annual increase of 5 million cases. Most AF patients have an established form of an atrial …