1.1. Organization of Committee and Evidence Review (UPDATED) For new or updated text,
view the 2011 Focused Update and the 2011 Update on Dabigatran. Text supporting …

Atrial fibrillation is a condition in which control of heart rhythm is taken away from the normal
sinus node pacemaker by rapid activity in different areas within the upper chambers (atria) of …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac rhythm disturbance, increasing
in prevalence with age. AF is often associated with structural heart disease, although a …

Rhythmic and effective cardiac contraction depends on appropriately timed generation and
spread of cardiac electrical activity. The basic cellular unit of such activity is the action …

Triggers propagating into atrial myocardium may initiate reentering wavelets if the
wavelength is sufficiently short. Wavelength shortening can occur even in normal atria if the …

Chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by decreased atrial contractility, shortened
action potential duration, and decreased accommodation of action potential duration to …

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of angiotensin II type
1 receptor (AT1R) antagonist on chronic structural remodeling in atrial fibrillation (AF) …

This chapter about antithrombotic therapy in atrial fibrillation (AF) is part of the Seventh
ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence Based …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Patients with AF have up to
seven-fold higher risk of suffering from ischemic stroke. Better understanding of etiologies of …

Background—The blockade of angiotensin II (Ang II) formation has protective effects on
cardiovascular tissue; however, the role of Ang II in atrial electrical remodeling is unknown …