2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

Cardiac fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation: mechanisms and clinical implications

MS Dzeshka, GYH Lip, V Snezhitskiy… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - jacc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with structural, electrical, and contractile remodeling of
the atria. Development and progression of atrial fibrosis is the hallmark of structural …

Catheter ablation versus medical rate control in atrial fibrillation and systolic dysfunction: the CAMERA-MRI study

S Prabhu, AJ Taylor, BT Costello, DM Kaye… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) frequently
co-exist despite adequate rate control. Existing randomized studies of AF and LVSD of …

Comorbidity of atrial fibrillation and heart failure

LH Ling, PM Kistler, JM Kalman, RJ Schilling… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) are evolving epidemics, together responsible for
substantial human suffering and health-care expenditure. Ageing, improved cardiovascular …

Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure

MK Turagam, J Garg, S Sartori… - Annals of internal …, 2019 - acpjournals.org
TO THE EDITOR: We read with interest the modeling study by Yebyo and colleagues on the
benefits and harms of statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD)(1) …

Treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction

A Verma, JM Kalman, DJ Callans - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) frequently
coexist, and each complicates the course and treatment of the other. Recent population …

Atrial fibrillation: effects beyond the atrium?

RS Wijesurendra, B Casadei - Cardiovascular research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained clinical arrhythmia and is associated
with significant morbidity, mostly secondary to heart failure and stroke, and an estimated two …

Do most patients with obesity or type 2 diabetes, and atrial fibrillation, also have undiagnosed heart failure? A critical conceptual framework for understanding …

M Packer - European journal of heart failure, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity and diabetes can lead to heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF),
potentially because they both cause expansion and inflammation of epicardial adipose …

[HTML][HTML] Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction based on aging and comorbidities

Y Lin, S Fu, Y Yao, Y Li, Y Zhao, L Luo - Journal of Translational Medicine, 2021 - Springer
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a leading cause of
hospitalizations and mortality when diagnosed at the age of≥ 65 years. HFpEF represents …

[HTML][HTML] Arrhythmia-induced cardiomyopathy: causes, clinical significance, and treatment

S Sossalla, D Vollmann - Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Heart failure affects 1–2% of the population and is associated with elevated
morbidity and mortality. Cardiac arrhythmias are often a result of heart failure, but they can …