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Role of inflammation in atrial fibrillation: A comprehensive review of current knowledge

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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac disorders affecting adults and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Efforts to manage AF through anti‐arrhythmics and rate control… Click to show full abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common cardiac disorders affecting adults and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Efforts to manage AF through anti‐arrhythmics and rate control have been largely unsatisfactory. It has become clear that AF causes structural alterations in the atrial myocardium that propagate further AF, and that some of these alterations are the result of inflammation.

Keywords: atrial fibrillation; fibrillation; inflammation atrial; fibrillation comprehensive; comprehensive review; role inflammation

Journal Title: Journal of Arrhythmia
Year Published: 2021

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