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ReviewJournal of cardiovascular pharmacology2015

Oxidant and Inflammatory Mechanisms and Targeted Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation: An Update.

Alejandra Gutierrez, David R Van Wagoner

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of cardiovascular pharmacology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

47 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. The presence of atrial fibrillation in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is predictive of mortality: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2019
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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 at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alejandra GutierrezDepartment of Molecular Cardiology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
David R Van Wagoner
Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

Functional Genomics of Atrial Fibrillation in Human AtriaR01HL111314 · NHLBI · CLEVELAND CLINIC LERNER COM-CWRU · PI BARNARD, JOHN, CHUNG, MINA KAY · 2012 to 2019
$6.1M
NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL111314
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an important cause of stroke and risk factor for heart failure and death. Current pharmacologic treatments for AF have limited efficacy, and treatments that more directly target the underlying causes of AF are needed. Oxidant stress and inflammatory activation are interrelated pathways that promote atrial electrical and structural remodeling, leading to atrial ectopy, interstitial fibrosis, and increased stroke risk. This review evaluates the impact of common stressors on atrial oxidant stress and inflammatory activation and the contribution of these pathways to atrial remodeling. Recent studies suggest that integrated efforts to target the underlying risk factors, rather than the AF per se, may have a greater impact on health and outcomes than isolated efforts focused on the electrical abnormalities.

Indexed as

AnimalsAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsAtrial FibrillationDrug Delivery SystemsHumansInflammation MediatorsOxidantsOxidative StressAnti-Inflammatory AgentsAntioxidantsInflammation MediatorsOxidants

Identifiers

PMID26335221
PMCPMC4674316
OpenAlexW2201952379

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