Epidemiology of atrial fibrillation in the 21st century: novel methods and new insights

J Kornej, CS Börschel, EJ Benjamin… - Circulation …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Accompanying the aging of populations worldwide, and increased survival with chronic
diseases, the incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) are rising, justifying the term …

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task …

CT January, LS Wann, JS Alpert, H Calkins… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - jacc.org
The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted, focusing on 2006 through October 2012 and …

Early diagnosis and better rhythm management to improve outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: the 8th AFNET/EHRA consensus conference

RB Schnabel, EA Marinelli, E Arbelo, G Boriani… - Europace, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Despite marked progress in the management of atrial fibrillation (AF), detecting AF remains
difficult and AF-related complications cause unacceptable morbidity and mortality even on …

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 …

2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American …

CT January, LS Wann, JS Alpert, H Calkins… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
The recommendations listed in this document are, whenever possible, evidence based. An
extensive evidence review was conducted, focusing on 2006 through October 2012 and …

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 …

Atrial fibrillation and cardiac fibrosis

C Sohns, NF Marrouche - European heart journal, 2020 - academic.oup.com
The understanding of atrial fibrillation (AF) evolved from a sole rhythm disturbance towards
the complex concept of a cardiomyopathy based on arrhythmia substrates. There is …

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

A Goette, JM Kalman, L Aguinaga, J Akar… - Heart …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …

Atrial myopathy

MJ Shen, R Arora, J Jalife - JACC: Basic to Translational Science, 2019 - jacc.org
This paper discusses the evolving concept of atrial myopathy by presenting how it develops
and how it affects the properties of the atria. It also reviews the complex relationships among …