Cardiac fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation: mechanisms and clinical implications

MS Dzeshka, GYH Lip, V Snezhitskiy… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with structural, electrical, and contractile remodeling of
the atria. Development and progression of atrial fibrosis is the hallmark of structural …

[HTML][HTML] Atrial fibrosis: an obligatory component of arrhythmia mechanisms in atrial fibrillation?

PG Platonov - Journal of geriatric cardiology: JGC, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Atrial fibrosis is common in atrial fibrillation (AF). Experimental studies have provided
convincing evidence that fibrotic transformation of atrial myocardium results in deterioration …

Atrial fibrosis and the mechanisms of atrial fibrillation

TH Everett IV, JE Olgin - Heart rhythm, 2007 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly associated with congestive heart failure (CHF), and CHF
has been shown to be associated with atrial structural remodeling resulting in fibrosis. Atrial …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation

S Nattel - JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 2017 - jacc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice. Atrial fibrosis has
emerged as an important pathophysiological contributor and has been linked to AF …

Atrial fibrosis: mechanisms and clinical relevance in atrial fibrillation

B Burstein, S Nattel - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2008 - jacc.org
Atrial Fibrosis Mechanisms and Clinical Relevance in Atrial Fibrillation Brett Burstein,
Stanley Nattel Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in the clinical setting …

Atrial fibrillation and atrial fibrosis

AY Tan, P Zimetbaum - Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in humans. It affects 5% of the
population over the age of 65 years and is projected to rise as the population ages …

Atrial fibrosis underlying atrial fibrillation

CY Li, JR Zhang, WN Hu, SN Li - … journal of molecular …, 2021 - spandidos-publications.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common tachyarrhythmias observed in the clinic and
is characterized by structural and electrical remodelling. Atrial fibrosis, an emblem of atrial …

Extracellular matrix remodeling in atrial fibrosis: mechanisms and implications in atrial fibrillation

J Pellman, RC Lyon, F Sheikh - Journal of molecular and cellular …, 2010 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrosis has been strongly associated with the presence of heart diseases/arrhythmias,
including congestive heart failure (CHF) and atrial fibrillation (AF). Inducibility of AF as a …

Atrial fibrillation and cardiac fibrosis

C Sohns, NF Marrouche - European heart journal, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The understanding of atrial fibrillation (AF) evolved from a sole rhythm disturbance towards
the complex concept of a cardiomyopathy based on arrhythmia substrates. There is …

Diffuse ventricular fibrosis in atrial fibrillation: noninvasive evaluation and relationships with aging and systolic dysfunction

L Ling, PM Kistler, AH Ellims, LM Iles, G Lee… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate diffuse myocardial fibrosis of the left
ventricle (LV) in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Background: Diffuse myocardial fibrosis …