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ReviewCirculation research2014

Emerging directions in the genetics of atrial fibrillation.

Nathan R Tucker, Patrick T Ellinor

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Review in Circulation research, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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70citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

70 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Role of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Polymorphisms in Atrial Fibrillation: A PRISMA-Compliant Meta-Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2019
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  3. European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA)/European Association of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (EACPR) position paper on how to prevent atrial fibrillation endorsed by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) and Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society (APHRS).Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2017
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  10. Brazilian Atrial Fibrillation Guidelines - 2025.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025
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10 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Nathan R TuckerFrom the Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
Patrick T Ellinor

Funding

IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON GENETIC VARIANTS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND PR INTERVALR01HL092577 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BENJAMIN, EMELIA J., ELLINOR, PATRICK THOMAS · 2009 to 2025
$20.6M
MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH TRAINING IN CARDIOLOGYT32HL007208 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Patrick Thomas Ellinor, David E Sosnovik · 1985 to 2026
$16.1M
Determining the Role of the Potassium Channel, KCNN3, in Atrial FibrillationR01HL104156 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ELLINOR, PATRICK THOMAS · 2010 to 2013
$2.1M
Mentoring in Arrhythmia ResearchK24HL105780 · NHLBI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ELLINOR, PATRICK THOMAS · 2011 to 2020
$1.2M
NHLBI NIH HHS 1K24HL105780NHLBI NIH HHS K24 HL105780NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL092577NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL092577NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL104156NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL104156NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007208NHLBI NIH HHS T32HL007208
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and is associated with increased morbidity. As the population ages and the prevalence of AF continues to rise, the socioeconomic consequences of AF will become increasingly burdensome. Although there are well-defined clinical risk factors for AF, a significant heritable component is also recognized. To identify the molecular basis for the heritability of AF, investigators have used a combination of classical Mendelian genetics, candidate gene screening, and genome-wide association studies. However, these avenues have, as yet, failed to define the majority of the heritability of AF. The goal of this review is to describe the results from both candidate gene and genome-wide studies, as well as to outline potential future avenues for creating a more complete understanding of AF genetics. Ultimately, a more comprehensive view of the genetic underpinnings for AF will lead to the identification of novel molecular pathways and improved risk prediction of this complex arrhythmia.

Indexed as

Genetic VariationAnimalsAtrial FibrillationGenetic Association StudiesGenetic LociGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHeart Conduction SystemHeredityHumansPedigreePhenotypeRisk AssessmentRisk Factorsarrhythmias, cardiacatrial fibrillationgenetics

Identifiers

PMID24763465
PMCPMC4040146

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