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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular pharmacology2016

Biological Therapies for Atrial Fibrillation: Ready for Prime Time?

J Kevin Donahue

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Review in Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Gene Therapy Approaches to Biological Pacemakers.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2018
    Review
  3. Gene Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation in Heart Failure.Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics · 2017
    Review
  4. Improving Atrial Fibrillation Therapy: Is There a Gene for That?Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2017
    Review
  5. Review
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

1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.

J Kevin DonahueDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School. Worcester, MA.
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · US

Funding

Focal Modification of Electrical Conduction in the HeartR01HL067148 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DONAHUE, J KEVIN · 2002 to 2011
$3.7M
GENE TRANSFER APPROACHES TO ATRIAL FIBRILATIONR01HL093486 · NHLBI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI DONAHUE, J KEVIN · 2008 to 2012
$2.0M
Improved Methods for Myocardial Gene TransferR01EB002846 · NIBIB · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DONAHUE, J KEVIN · 2003 to 2005
$883k
Preclinical gene therapy development for post-operative atrial fibrillationR21AG042701 · NIA · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI DONAHUE, J KEVIN · 2013 to 2014
$442k
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL067148NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL093486NHLBI NIH HHS R01HL93486NIA NIH HHS AG42701NIA NIH HHS R21 AG042701NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB002846
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation is a prominent cause of morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Treatment strategies center on controlling atrial rhythm or ventricular rate. The need for anticoagulation is an independent decision from the rate versus rhythm control debate. This review discusses novel biological strategies that have potential utility in the management of atrial fibrillation. Rate controlling strategies predominately rely on G-protein gene transfer to enhance cholinergic or suppress adrenergic signaling pathways in the atrioventricular node. Calcium channel blocking gene therapy and fibrosis enhancing cell therapy have also been reported. Rhythm controlling strategies focus on disrupting reentry by enhancing conduction or suppressing repolarization. Efforts to suppress inflammation and apoptosis are also under study. Resistance to blood clot formation has been shown with thrombomodulin. These strategies are in various stages of preclinical development.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial FibrillationBiological TherapyGenetic TherapyGene Transfer TechniquesHumansTime FactorsAnti-Arrhythmia Agents

Identifiers

PMID26222989
PMCPMC4879872
OpenAlexW2202591609

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Registered trials

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