Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most prevalent arrhythmias and is characterized by a high risk of heart failure and embolic stroke, yet its underlying mechanism is unclear. The ...

vip.sina.com Objective To determine AF prevalence and gaps in atrial fibrillation (AF) awareness and management in China. Methods We conducted a community-based survey of 47 841 adults (age ≥45 years) ...

Postoperative atrial fibrillation (poAF) is a common complication of cardiothoracic surgery with ... The central hypothesis is that enhanced NDPK-B and -C levels promote AF by enhancing cAMP levels in ...

Aging is an inevitable progressive decline in physiological organ function that increases the chance of disease and death. The renin–angiotensin system (RAS) is involved in the regulation of ...