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ReviewJournal of atrial fibrillation2013

Structural and Functional Remodeling of the Left Atrium: Clinical and Therapeutic Implications for Atrial Fibrillation.

Rajeev Pathak, Dennis H Lau, Rajiv Mahajan, Prashanthan Sanders

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Review in Journal of atrial fibrillation, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 35 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

35 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Incremental Prognostic Value of Right and Left Atrial Volume Indices for Predicting Cardiovascular Outcomes in Atrial Fibrillation: A Cohort Study.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025
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  9. Immune Regulation in Atrial Cardiomyopathy.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025
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  14. Association of central arterial stiffness with atrial myopathy: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 2024
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  15. Evaluation of Galectin-3 in Dogs with Atrial Fibrillation.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024
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  20. Study on the correlation between false-positive filling defect in LAA CT and LAA structure in patients with atrial fibrillation based on TEE.Annals of noninvasive electrocardiology : the official journal of the International Society for Holter and Noninvasive Electrocardiology, Inc · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rajeev PathakCentre for Heart Rhythm Disorders (CHRD), South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
Dennis H LauCentre for Heart Rhythm Disorders (CHRD), South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
Rajiv MahajanCentre for Heart Rhythm Disorders (CHRD), South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.
Prashanthan SandersCentre for Heart Rhythm Disorders (CHRD), South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), University of Adelaide and Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered arrhythmia in clinical practice. Despite advances in our understanding of the pathophysiology of this complex arrhythmia, current therapeutic options remain suboptimal. This review aimed to delineate the atrial structural and functional remodeling leading to the perpetuation of AF. We explored the complex changes seen in the atria in various substrates for AF and the therapeutic options available to prevent these changes or for reverse remodeling. Here we also highlighted the emerging role of aggressive risk factor management aimed at the arrhythmogenic atrial substrate to prevent or retard AF progression.

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PMID28496919
PMCPMC5153143

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