Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in humans, however
its mechanisms are poorly understood and its therapy is often sub–optimal. This article …

Evidence accumulated over the last 25 years suggests that, whether in atria or ventricles,
fibrillation may be explained by the self-organization of the cardiac electrical activity into …

This chapter deals with the individual structural, functional and ionic bases of atrial
fibrillation (AF) under various clinical conditions. We focus on factors that may play a role in …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with
cardiovascular disease and its prevalence in the general population continues to increase. 1 …

Atrial arrhythmias are the most frequent rhythm disorders in humans and often lead to
severe complications such as heart failure and stroke. While different mapping techniques …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly occurring cardiac dysrhythmia and remains a
challenge to medical therapy. Although the disorder has been recognized for over 100 …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) results in a remodeling of the electrical and structural characteristics of
the cardiac tissue which dramatically reduces the efficacy of pharmacological and catheter …

abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in adults; it affects
approximately 0.8 million patients in Japan alone. Yet despite many years of basic and …

Background: In human long-standing persistent atrial fibrillation, rotors potentially explain
atrial fibrillation maintenance, but their ablation remains controversial. We aimed to explore …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common tachyarrhythmia in clinical practice. Over decades
of research, a vast amount of knowledge has been gathered about the causes and …