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 …

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 …

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 …

2012 HRS/EHRA/ECAS expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation: recommendations for patient selection, procedural …

H Calkins, KH Kuck, R Cappato, J Brugada… - Europace, 2012 - academic.oup.com
During the past decade, catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has evolved rapidly from
an investigational procedure to its current status as a commonly performed ablation …

The clinical profile and pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation: relationships among clinical features, epidemiology, and mechanisms

J Andrade, P Khairy, D Dobrev, S Nattel - Circulation research, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia (estimated lifetime risk, 22%–26%). The
aim of this article is to review the clinical epidemiological features of AF and to relate them to …

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 …

Inflammation and the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation

YF Hu, YJ Chen, YJ Lin, SA Chen - Nature Reviews Cardiology, 2015 - nature.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. However, the development of
preventative therapies for AF has been disappointing. The infiltration of immune cells and …

Driver domains in persistent atrial fibrillation

M Haissaguerre, M Hocini, A Denis, AJ Shah… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Specific noninvasive signal processing was applied to identify drivers in
distinct categories of persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods and Results—In 103 …

Atrial fibrillation pathophysiology: implications for management

Y Iwasaki, K Nishida, T Kato, S Nattel - Circulation, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is an important
contributor to population morbidity and mortality. An arrhythmia that is particularly common …

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 …