Abstract
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and with an aging population its prevalence will increase. In addition to appropriate anticoagulation to reduce the thromboembolic risk, there has been an increasing need for a personalised approach in identifying which patients are likely to benefit more from atrial fibrillation ablation procedures. This review will discuss the role of myocardial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation, its mechanistic role, association with biomarkers and how this could potentially be of use in the development of a risk score identifying the success of maintaining sinus rhythm following an electrophysiological ablation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 420-426 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Minerva Cardioangiologica |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Early online date | 7 Mar 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - Aug 2017 |
Keywords
- atrial fibrillation
- ablation
- myocardial fibrosis