Atrial fibrillation: pathogenesis, predisposing factors, and genetics

M Sagris, EP Vardas, P Theofilis… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequent arrhythmia managed in clinical practice, and it is
linked to an increased risk of death, stroke, and peripheral embolism. The Global Burden of …

Atrial fibrillation: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical outcomes

L Staerk, JA Sherer, D Ko, EJ Benjamin… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
The past 3 decades have been characterized by an exponential growth in knowledge and
advances in the clinical treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF). It is now known that AF genesis …

JCS/JHRS 2019 guideline on non-pharmacotherapy of cardiac arrhythmias

A Nogami, T Kurita, H Abe, K Ando, T Ishikawa… - Circulation …, 2021 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Pacemaker treatment for bradyarrhythmia was first approved for national health insurance
coverage in Japan in 1974, and its use rapidly became widespread thereafter …

[PDF][PDF] 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

P Kirchhof, S Benussi, D Kotecha… - Polish Heart …, 2016 - journals.viamedica.pl
Komisję ESC ds. Wytycznych Postępowania nadzoruje i koordynuje przygotowywanie
nowych wytycznych i stanowisk przez grupy robocze i inne grupy ekspertów. Komitet jest …

Extracellular vesicles from epicardial fat facilitate atrial fibrillation

O Shaihov-Teper, E Ram, N Ballan, RY Brzezinski… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The role of epicardial fat (eFat)-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) in the
pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF) has never been studied. We tested the hypothesis that …

EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: definition, characterization, and clinical implication

A Goette, JM Kalman, L Aguinaga, J Akar… - Ep …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Atrial remodeling and atrial fibrillation: recent advances and translational perspectives

S Nattel, M Harada - Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2014 - jacc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in clinical practice. AF and its
complications are responsible for important population morbidity and mortality. Presently …

EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: definition, characterization, and clinical implication

A Goette, JM Kalman, L Aguinaga, J Akar… - Heart …, 2017 - heartrhythmjournal.com
The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Treatment of atrial fibrillation by the ablation of localized sources: CONFIRM (Conventional Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation With or Without Focal Impulse and Rotor …

SM Narayan, DE Krummen, K Shivkumar… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: We hypothesized that human atrial fibrillation (AF) may be sustained by localized
sources (electrical rotors and focal impulses), whose elimination (focal impulse and rotor …

[PDF][PDF] 2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS

F Casselman, A Coca, R De Caterina… - European heart …, 2016 - academia.edu
Surveys and registries are needed to verify that real-life daily practice is in keeping with what
is recommended in the guidelines, thus completing the loop between clinical research …