Atrial Ca2+ signaling in atrial fibrillation as an antiarrhythmic drug target

D Dobrev - Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology, 2010 - Springer
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia and is associated with increased
morbidity and mortality. Current drugs for AF treatment have moderate efficacy and increase …

Electrical remodeling in atrial fibrillation

D Dobrev - Herz, 2006 - search.proquest.com
Electrical remodeling refers to any change in electrical function that promotes atrial
fibrillation (AF). A key advance in understanding the mechanisms of AF has been the …

[HTML][HTML] Altered excitation-contraction coupling in human chronic atrial fibrillation

E Grandi, AJ Workman, SV Pandit - Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
This review focuses on the (mal) adaptive processes in atrial excitation-contraction coupling
occurring in patients with chronic atrial fibrillation. Cellular remodeling includes shortening …

[HTML][HTML] Calcium dysregulation in atrial fibrillation: the role of CaMKII

J Heijman, N Voigt, XHT Wehrens… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently encountered clinical arrhythmia and is associated
with increased morbidity and mortality. Ectopic activity and reentry are considered major …

Molecular basis of atrial fibrillation pathophysiology and therapy: a translational perspective

S Nattel, J Heijman, L Zhou, D Dobrev - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent arrhythmia, with substantial associated morbidity
and mortality. There have been significant management advances over the past 2 decades …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular bases for human atrial fibrillation

AJ Workman, KA Kane, AC Rankin - Heart Rhythm, 2008 - Elsevier
Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes substantial morbidity and mortality. It may be triggered and
sustained by either reentrant or nonreentrant electrical activity. Human atrial cellular …

[引用][C] Determinants and therapeutic potential of calcium handling abnormalities in atrial fibrillation: what can we learn from computer models?

J Heijman, D Dobrev - The Journal of Physiology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains a major clinical problem (Nattel et al., 2021). Conceptually, AF
requires a trigger, often in the form of ectopic (triggered) activity, and a vulnerable substrate …

New directions in antiarrhythmic drug therapy for atrial fibrillation

J Heijman, N Voigt, D Dobrev - Future cardiology, 2013 - Future Medicine
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent cardiac arrhythmia and has a significant impact on
morbidity and mortality. Current antiarrhythmic drugs for AF suffer from limited safety and …

Calcium‐mediated cellular triggered activity in atrial fibrillation

D Dobrev, XHT Wehrens - The Journal of physiology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmia, the
basic mechanisms underlying this disorder remain incompletely understood. During the past …

Calcium handling and atrial fibrillation

J Heijman, N Voigt, S Nattel, D Dobrev - Wiener Medizinische …, 2012 - Springer
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia in the clinical
setting. It is associated with substantial cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Recent …