Mechanisms and New Aspects in the Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Physiology and Pathology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 180
Special Issue Editor
Interests: electrophysiology; VT-Ablation; cardiac stereotactic body radiation therapie; atrial fibrillation
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Dear Colleagues,
Atrial fibrillation is still the most common arrhythmia and affects millions of patients worldwide. Ectopic activity of pulmonary veins is the best studied cause of induction of atrial fibrillation. Electrical disturbances due to structural or electrical remodeling leads to an easier induction and supports the maintenance of the arrhythmia. Transcriptional changes of atrial ion channels or impaired calcium homeostasis play a key role in the chronification process and the development of persistent atrial fibrillation.
This Research Topic welcomes basic, translational, clinical, and applied research that improves our understanding of atrial fibrillation. Potential areas of interest may include, but are not limited to:
- Ion channel remodeling and calcium homeostasis
- Translational research
- Atrial fibrosis and the effect on electric conduction velocity
- Intracellular signaling and regulation of gene transcription
We welcome the submission of different article types to this collection, especially reviews and original research papers. For a complete list of article types that can be considered in this Special Issue.
For the publication of the previous edition, please see: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/74H5KY3WA9
Prof. Dr. Patrick Lugenbiel
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- atrial fibrillation
- ion channel
- electrical remodeling
- structural remodeling
- arrhythmia
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