Lifestyle and risk factor modification for reduction of atrial fibrillation: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MK Chung, LL Eckhardt, LY Chen, HM Ahmed… - Circulation, 2020‏ - ahajournals.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with
substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare use. Great strides have been made in stroke …

Molecular basis of atrial fibrillation pathophysiology and therapy: a translational perspective

S Nattel, J Heijman, L Zhou, D Dobrev - Circulation research, 2020‏ - ahajournals.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent arrhythmia, with substantial associated morbidity
and mortality. There have been significant management advances over the past 2 decades …

Atrial fibrillation: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and clinical outcomes

L Staerk, JA Sherer, D Ko, EJ Benjamin… - Circulation …, 2017‏ - ahajournals.org
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 …

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 …

Managing atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

R Gopinathannair, LY Chen, MK Chung… - Circulation …, 2021‏ - ahajournals.org
Atrial fibrillation and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction are increasing in prevalence
worldwide. Atrial fibrillation can precipitate and can be a consequence of heart failure with …

National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial …

D Brieger, J Amerena, JR Attia… - Medical Journal of …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasing in prevalence and is associated with
significant morbidity and mortality. The optimal diagnostic and treatment strategies for AF are …

PREVEntion and regReSsive Effect of weight-loss and risk factor modification on Atrial Fibrillation: the REVERSE-AF study

ME Middeldorp, RK Pathak, M Meredith… - EP …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a progressive disease. Obesity is associated with progression
of AF. This study evaluates the impact of weight and risk factor management (RFM) on …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of atrial fibrosis in atrial fibrillation

S Nattel - JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology, 2017‏ - jacc.org
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice. Atrial fibrosis has
emerged as an important pathophysiological contributor and has been linked to AF …

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 …

Computationally guided personalized targeted ablation of persistent atrial fibrillation

PM Boyle, T Zghaib, S Zahid, RL Ali, D Deng… - Nature biomedical …, 2019‏ - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF)—the most common arrhythmia—significantly increases the risk of
stroke and heart failure. Although catheter ablation can restore normal heart rhythms …