… Considerable progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms underlying atrial
remodeling. These insights have potentially important implications for our understanding of …

… This review will discuss the mechanisms of atrial remodeling (AR), the structural,
electrophysiologic, and neurohormonal changes associated with AR and it is role in initiating and …

… AF, and the basic determinants of atrial thromboembolism. We then review the potential
implications of the basic pathophysiology of the arrhythmia for its management. We first discuss …

… Numerous milestones have been achieved in understanding AF etiology and mechanisms.
A number of these achievements are of particular relevance to the AF mechanisms …

The pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation (AF) are highly complex and
variable among sufferers of this arrhythmia. 1, 2 This can be attributable to the different risk …

There is a close interrelationship between atrial fibrillation (AF) and atrial flutter (AFL). Atrial
fibrillation of variable duration precedes the onset of AFL in almost all instances; during AF, …

… Intensive research over the last few decades has seen significant advances in our understanding
of the complex mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation (AF). The epidemic of AF and …

… The mechanisms of atrial fibrillation (AF) are complex and associated with structural and …
in the atria and ventricular myocardium. The key electrophysiological mechanisms of AF include…

… of this special issue on atrial fibrillation, guest edited by Dobromir Dobrev and Stanley Nattel.
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained arrhythmia, is associated with substantial …

… Atrial fibrillation currently affects approximately 2.2 million patients in the US (4)and is the …
US patients hospitalized with a primary diagnosis of an arrhythmia (5). The median age of …