Cardiac Physiology and Pathophysiology

A special issue of Physiologia (ISSN 2673-9488).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 4631

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Dear Colleagues,

Cardiac structure and functions have long been shown to adapt in response to a broad range of stimuli. Disease states, acute and chronic exercise training, drugs and supplements for health, performance-enhancing and recreational drugs can all impact cardiac structure and function.

Similar structural and functional responses can be observed in response to these different stimuli. Therefore, appreciating the scale and type of adaptations that occur and how these responses translate to health and performance outcomes is an important aspect for cardiac physiologists to understand.

Thus, the aim of this Special Issue is to highlight the scale and breadth of structural and functional changes that can occur in response to a broad spectrum of stimuli and how they impact health and performance outcomes.

Dr. Peter Angell
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  • cardiac structure and functions
  • disease states
  • acute and chronic exercise training
  • drugs

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Systematic Review
Remodeling in Persistent Atrial Fibrillation: Pathophysiology and Therapeutic Targets—A Systematic Review
by Attila Roka and Isaac Burright
Physiologia 2023, 3(1), 43-72; https://doi.org/10.3390/physiologia3010004 - 9 Jan 2023
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Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by disorganized rapid atrial electrical activity, which leads to impaired atrial function, adverse hemodynamic effects, and increased thromboembolic risk. The paroxysmal forms of AF can be effectively treated with current pharmacological and non-pharmacological modalities by targeting the arrhythmia [...] Read more.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is characterized by disorganized rapid atrial electrical activity, which leads to impaired atrial function, adverse hemodynamic effects, and increased thromboembolic risk. The paroxysmal forms of AF can be effectively treated with current pharmacological and non-pharmacological modalities by targeting the arrhythmia triggers. Persistent AF, however, is more difficult to treat due to remodeling processes which may become major factors in the maintenance of the arrhythmia, rendering trigger-targeting treatment options less effective. We will systematically review the recent findings of the development and maintenance of persistent AF, including genetic, cellular, organ level, and systemic processes. As AF remains the most common sustained arrhythmia with the ongoing need to find effective treatment, we will also discuss potential treatment options targeting the remodeling processes. Full article
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