Atrial fibrillation: classification, pathophysiology, mechanisms and drug treatment. Heart. 2003; 89 :939–943.Markides V, Schilling RJ. Atrial fibrillation: classification, pathophysiology, mechanisms and drug treatment. Heart. 2003;89(8):939-43....
Atrial fibrillation is a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia and the most common kind. It is caused by rapid, uncontrolled atrial contractions and uncoordinated ventricular responses.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has strong associations with other cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease (CAD), valvular heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension. It is characterized by an irregular and often rapid he
atrial fibrillationpathophysiologyclinicopathological considerationsdiastolic dysfunctionelectromechanical couplingMost patients presenting with atrial ~brillation (AF) have a chronic underlying disorder that has rendered them susceptible to the arrhythmia. In a minority, the disorder is acute or recent and its ...
The development of atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly complex, multifactorial process involving pathophysiologic mechanisms, molecular pathway mechanisms and numerous genetic abnormalities. The pathophysiologic mechanisms including altered ion channels, abnormalities of the autonomic nervous system, inflammation,...
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common type of arrhythmia. Epidemiological studies have documented a substantial genetic component. More than 160 genes have been associated with AF during the last decades. Some of these were discovered by classical
Structural And Functional Remodeling Of The Left Atrium: Clinical And Therapeutic Implications For Atrial Fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered arrhythmia in clinical practice. Despite advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of ... Pathak,Rajeev,Lau,... -...
Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Options An 86-year-old woman with an abdominal aortic aneurysm presents for endovascular repair. She has no history of myocardial infarction (MI) or angina symptoms. Her electrocardiogram (ECG) shows no ST changes, q-waves, or T-wave abnormaliti...
Mattson SE, Ganz LI (2000) Understanding the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation from clinical observations. In: Steinberg JS (ed) Atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp 19–37Mattson SE, Ganz LI. Understanding the pathophysio- logy of atrial fibrillation from ...
pathophysiologyatrial fibrillationpathogenesissubstratehypertensionSummary The prelims comprise: Substrate: Diseases associated with AF and the role of fibrosis Genetic factors Electrophysiological mechanisms: General concepts Trigger and substrate Role of the autonomic tone Role of inflammation Structural and ...