The historical origin of the term “lone atrial fibrillation”(AF) predates by 60 years our current
understanding of the pathophysiology of AF, the multitude of known etiologies for AF, and …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent sustained cardiac arrhythmia in adults, affecting>
1% of general population. Atrial fibrillation is commonly associated with structural heart …

In 30 years of follow-up of 5,209 participants in the Framingham Study, 193 men and 183
women developed atrial fibrillation (AF). Among this group," lone" AF occurred in 32 men …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients with paroxysmal
“lone” atrial fibrillation (AF) have an abnormal atrial substrate. Background: While “AF begets …

Background Lone atrial fibrillation (AF) has been suggested to have a favorable long-term
prognosis. Significant interest has been directed at factors predicting arrhythmia …

Background Lone atrial fibrillation (LAF) is defined by the presence of atrial fibrillation
unassociated with other evidence of organic heart disease. There are conflicting data …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice.
Despite the common association of AF with cardiovascular disease, some patients can be …

Aims The objectives of this study were to determine the long-term outcome and the
predictors of adverse events in patients originally diagnosed with lone atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Objectives: This study investigated whether an individual's risk of developing lone atrial
fibrillation (AF) before age 60 years is associated with lone AF in relatives. Background …

Abstract From 1950 to 1980, 3623 patients from Olmsted County, Minnesota, were found to
have atrial fibrillation. Ninety-seven of these patients (2.7 percent), who were 60 years old or …