Atrial dysfunction has been widely considered a marker or consequence of other cardiac
conditions rather than the cause itself. Here, we propose the term atrial failure as a clinically …

Introduction Stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity globally. Atrial
fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. It is set to reach epidemic …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia, currently affecting over 33
million individuals worldwide, and its prevalence is expected to more than double over the …

Early detection of cardiovascular dysfunctions directly caused by acute ischemic stroke (AIS)
has become paramount. Researchers now generally agree on the existence of a …

Background and Purpose—Left atrial enlargement has been shown to be associated with
ischemic stroke, but the association with embolic stroke mechanisms remains unknown. We …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common tachyarrhythmias observed in the clinic and
is characterized by structural and electrical remodelling. Atrial fibrosis, an emblem of atrial …

Aims The concept of “atrial cardiomyopathy”(AtCM) had been percolating through the
literature since its first mention in 1972. Since then, publications using the term were …

Objective To examine the hypothesis that atrial fibrosis and associated atrial cardiopathy
may be in the causal pathway of cardioembolic stroke independently of atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Recent research has shed light on the culpability of LA (left atrial) abnormality, in the form of
atrial cardiopathy, as an independent risk factor for the development of atrial fibrillation, LA …

Background Left atrial (LA) fibrosis is a marker of atrial cardiomyopathy and has been
reported to be associated with both atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke. Elucidating this …