[HTML][HTML] A heart for diversity: simulating variability in cardiac arrhythmia research

H Ni, S Morotti, E Grandi - Frontiers in physiology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In cardiac electrophysiology, there exist many sources of inter-and intra-personal variability.
These include variability in conditions and environment, and genotypic and molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Computational modeling of electrophysiology and pharmacotherapy of atrial fibrillation: recent advances and future challenges

M Vagos, IGM van Herck, J Sundnes… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF) is broad, with components related to the unique
and diverse cellular electrophysiology of atrial myocytes, structural complexity, and …

Visualization of currents in neural models with similar behavior and different conductance densities

LM Alonso, E Marder - Elife, 2019 - elifesciences.org
Conductance-based models of neural activity produce large amounts of data that can be
hard to visualize and interpret. We introduce visualization methods to display the dynamics …

Cardiac Kir2.1 and NaV1.5 Channels Traffic Together to the Sarcolemma to Control Excitability

D Ponce-Balbuena, G Guerrero-Serna… - Circulation …, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: In cardiomyocytes, NaV1. 5 and Kir2. 1 channels interact dynamically as part of
membrane bound macromolecular complexes. Objective: The objective of this study was to …

In situ procedure for high-efficiency computational modeling of atrial fibrillation reflecting personal anatomy, fiber orientation, fibrosis, and electrophysiology

B Lim, J Kim, M Hwang, JS Song, JK Lee, HT Yu… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
We previously reported the feasibility and efficacy of a simulation-guided clinical catheter
ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) in an in-silico AF model. We developed a highly efficient …

Wavelength and fibrosis affect phase singularity locations during atrial fibrillation

M Saha, CH Roney, JD Bayer, M Meo… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac
rhythm disturbance, remain elusive. Atrial fibrosis plays an important role in the development …

Remodeling in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targets—A Systematic Review

A Roka, I Burright - Physiologia, 2023 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by disorganized rapid atrial electrical activity, which
leads to impaired atrial function, adverse hemodynamic effects, and increased …

Anti-and pro-fibrillatory effects of pulmonary vein isolation gaps in human atrial fibrillation digital twins

Z Jin, T Hwang, D Kim, B Lim, OS Kwon, S Kim… - npj Digital …, 2024 - nature.com
Although pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) gaps and extrapulmonary vein triggers contribute to
recurrence after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, their precise mechanisms remain unproven …

Atrial arrhythmogenicity of KCNJ2 mutations in short QT syndrome: Insights from virtual human atria

DG Whittaker, H Ni, A El Harchi… - PLoS Computational …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Gain-of-function mutations in KCNJ2-encoded Kir2. 1 channels underlie variant 3 (SQT3) of
the short QT syndrome, which is associated with atrial fibrillation (AF). Using biophysically …

Biomarkers associated with atrial fibrosis and remodeling

P Dilaveris, CK Antoniou, P Manolakou… - Current Medicinal …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
Atrial fibrillation is the most common rhythm disturbance encountered in clinical practice.
Although often considered as solely arrhythmic in nature, current evidence has established …