Atrial fibrillation: effects beyond the atrium?

RS Wijesurendra, B Casadei - Cardiovascular research, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained clinical arrhythmia and is associated
with … of the atrial myocardium. Yet, it is increasingly recognized that AF is more than an …

Atrial fibrillation and heart failure—cause or effect?

S Prabhu, A Voskoboinik, DM Kaye… - Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2017 - Elsevier
… There are emerging epidemics of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure in most developed
Atrial fibrillation itself may contribute to functional mitral regurgitation resulting in further atrial

Effect of atrial fibrillation on atrial refractoriness in humans

EG Daoud, F Bogun, R Goyal, M Harvey, KC Man… - Circulation, 1996 - Am Heart Assoc
… demonstrated that atrial fibrillation (AF) induces remodeling of the atria and that this effect is
… 7 However, no previous studies have assessed the acute electrophysiological effects of AF …

Short-term effect of atrial fibrillation on atrial contractile function in humans

EG Daoud, P Marcovitz, BP Knight, R Goyal, KC Man… - Circulation, 1999 - Am Heart Assoc
… episode of pacing-induced atrial fibrillation (AF) and to assess the effect of pretreatment with
… -induced AF may cause transient atrial contractile dysfunction, and this effect is blunted by …

Effect of atrial fibrillation on atrial thrombogenesis in humans: impact of rate and rhythm

HS Lim, SR Willoughby, C Schultz, C Gan… - Journal of the American …, 2013 - jacc.org
… We sought to assess the effect of atrial fibrillation (AF) on atrial … However, the acute effect
of AF on thrombogenesis in the … Furthermore, we aimed to distinguish whether this effect was …

Development and validation of the Atrial Fibrillation Effect on QualiTy-of-Life (AFEQT) Questionnaire in patients with atrial fibrillation

J Spertus, P Dorian, R Bubien, S Lewis… - … : Arrhythmia and …, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) has a deleterious impact on health-… 20-item questionnaire, Atrial
Fibrillation Effect on QualiTy-of-… Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, …

The effects of atrial fibrillation on atrial pressure-volume and flow relationships.

CW White, RE Kerber, HR Weiss… - Circulation research, 1982 - Am Heart Assoc
… this arrhythmia to become chronic and self-perpetuating, we compared the effect of atrial
fibrillation, atrial … and oxygen consumption of the atrium in anesthetized dogs. Measurement of …

Atrial remodeling and atrial fibrillation: mechanisms and implications

S Nattel, B Burstein, D Dobrev - Circulation: Arrhythmia and …, 2008 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice. It can occur at any
… , including limited efficacy and significant adverse effect liability. These limitations have …

Effect of age on stroke prevention therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation: the atrial fibrillation investigators

C van Walraven, RG Hart, S Connolly, PC Austin… - Stroke, 2009 - Am Heart Assoc
atrial fibrillation. It is uncertain whether the efficacy of stroke prevention therapies in atrial
fibrillation … The objective of this study was to determine the effect of age on the relative efficacy …

Effect of electrogram characteristics on the relationship of dominant frequency to atrial activation rate in atrial fibrillation

J Ng, AH Kadish, JJ Goldberger - Heart Rhythm, 2006 - Elsevier
… However, the effect of the complexity of the atrial electrogram during AF on the relationship
… The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the complexity of atrial activation patterns …