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The 4q25 variant rs13143308T links risk of atrial fibrillation to defective calcium homoeostasis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Aims: Single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 4q25 have been associated with risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) but the exiguous knowledge of the mechanistic links between these risk variants and underlying electrophysiological alterations hampers ...
Benítez Iglesias, Raúl   +9 more
core   +2 more sources

Structural and functional characteristics of myocard in patients with different forms of atrial fibrillation

open access: yesZaporožskij Medicinskij Žurnal, 2015
Aim. To study structural and functional characteristics of myocard in patients with different forms of atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation is the most prevalent arrhythmia in clinical practice.
L. I. Vasilyeva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genetic mutations in African patients with atrial fibrillation: Rationale and design of the Study of Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation in an African Population (SIGNAL) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need to understand genetic associations with atrial fibrillation in ethnically diverse populations. There are no such data from sub-Saharan Africa, despite the fact that atrial fibrillation is one of the fastest growing ...
Akwanalo, Constantine O.   +13 more
core   +2 more sources

Incidence and predictors of premature ventricular complexes following catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and previous studies have focused on the epidemiology, mechanisms and risk factors for this global disease (Ryder and Benjamin 1999). Various studies have examined the mechanism,
Harvey, Joshua
core  

Feasibility Testing of the Alert for AFib Intervention. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Improving early detection and treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) is critical because untreated AF is a major contributor to stroke and heart failure. We sought to generate knowledge about the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial to ...
Austin, Christine   +5 more
core   +1 more source

The search for atrial fibrillation and its impact on public health

open access: yesSwiss Medical Weekly, 2017
Atrial fibrillation may be clearly symptomatic and is easily amenable to state-of-the-art treatment, most importantly oral anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of thromboembolism.
Anna Lam, Eleni Goulouti, Laurent Roten
doaj   +1 more source

Radiofrequency ablation using the ThermoCool SmartTouch Catheter guided by ablation index versus antiarrhythmic drugs in atrial fibrillation treatment in China: a cost-consequence analysis

open access: yesJournal of Comparative Effectiveness Research
Aim: To evaluate the costs and consequences of two front-line atrial fibrillation (AF) treatments from Chinese healthcare system perspective: radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) using ThermoCool SmartTouch Catheter guided by Ablation Index (STAI ...
Biqi Zhang   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rate-Control or Rhythm-Contol: Where do we stand? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained rhythm disturbance and its prevalence is increasing worldwide due to the progressive aging of the population.
A, Dello Russo   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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