Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia associated with increased
cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The pathophysiology of AF is characterized by …

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical
practice, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Electrophysiologically, it is …

TGF-β, the most potent profibrogenic factor, acts by activating SMAD (mothers against
decapentaplegic) transcription factors, which bind to SMAD-binding elements in target …

Ibrutinib (IB) is an oral Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor that has demonstrated benefit
in B cell cancers, but is associated with a dramatic increase in atrial fibrillation (AF). We …

Hormones are potent endo-, para-, and autocrine endogenous regulators of the function of
multiple organs, including the heart. Endocrine dysfunction promotes a number of …

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 …

Objective To explore the relationship between thyroid dysfunction, thyroid-stimulating
hormone (TSH) levels, and risks of atrial fibrillation (AF) in studies and conduct a dose …

It is well established that thyroid dysfunction is linked to an increased risk of cardiovascular
morbidity and mortality. The pleiotropic action of thyroid hormones strongly impacts the …

Objective To examine the relationship between thyroid status and incident kidney
dysfunction/chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. Patients and Methods We examined …

There is an intimate and functional relationship between the cardiovascular system and the
thyroid gland; from sharing the same embryologic origin to modulating each of the …