Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a highly prevalent arrhythmia, with substantial associated morbidity
and mortality. There have been significant management advances over the past 2 decades …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common clinically relevant arrhythmia and is associated
with increased morbidity and mortality. The incidence of AF is expected to continue to rise …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an arrhythmia that can occur as the result of numerous different
pathophysiological processes in the atria. Some aspects of the morphological and …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an extremely common cardiac rhythm disorder that causes
substantial morbidity and contributes to mortality. The mechanisms underlying AF are …

Two-pore domain K+(K 2P) channels give rise to leak (also called background) K+ currents.
The well-known role of background K+ currents is to stabilize the negative resting …

Connexins are ubiquitous channel forming proteins that assemble as plasma membrane
hemichannels and as intercellular gap junction channels that directly connect cells. In the …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice. It can occur at any
age but is very rare in children and becomes extremely common in the elderly, with a …

Rhythmic and effective cardiac contraction depends on appropriately timed generation and
spread of cardiac electrical activity. The basic cellular unit of such activity is the action …

Rapid advancements in cardiac electrophysiology require today's health care scientists and
practitioners to stay up to date with new information both at the bench and at the bedside …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is commonly associated with heart failure. A bidirectional relationship
exists between the two—AF exacerbates heart failure causing a significant increase in heart …