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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2022

Emerging Antiarrhythmic Drugs for Atrial Fibrillation.

Arnela Saljic, Jordi Heijman, Dobromir Dobrev

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 36 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
36citing papers in PubMed
7.9field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

36 citing papers in PubMed, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The Arrhythmic Burden of Cardiac Amyloidosis: A Comprehensive Review.Heart views : the official journal of the Gulf Heart Association · 2026
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  10. Disease mechanism and novel drug therapies for atrial fibrillation.Medizinische Genetik : Mitteilungsblatt des Berufsverbandes Medizinische Genetik e.V · 2025
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  11. Novel Electroactive Therapeutic Platforms for Cardiac Arrhythmia Management.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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  12. Activation of Small Conductance CaInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  15. Evolution in electrophysiology 100 years after Einthoven: translational and computational innovations in rhythm control of atrial fibrillation.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 · 2024
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  16. Novel drug therapies for atrial fibrillation.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2024
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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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 5 countries.

Arnela SaljicWest German Heart and Vascular Center, Institute of Pharmacology, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Jordi HeijmanWest German Heart and Vascular Center, Institute of Pharmacology, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1418-108X
Dobromir DobrevWest German Heart and Vascular Center, Institute of Pharmacology, University Duisburg-Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany.
Baylor College of Medicine · USMaastricht University · NLUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

The German Research Foundation DFG, Do 769/4-1The Independent Research Fund Denmark 102900011BThe National Institutes of Health R01HL089598The National Institutes of Health R01HL131517The National Institutes of Health R01HL136389The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research NWO/ZonMW Vidi 09150171910029
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia worldwide, is driven by complex mechanisms that differ between subgroups of patients. This complexity is apparent from the different forms in which AF presents itself (post-operative, paroxysmal and persistent), each with heterogeneous patterns and variable progression. Our current understanding of the mechanisms responsible for initiation, maintenance and progression of the different forms of AF has increased significantly in recent years. Nevertheless, antiarrhythmic drugs for the management of AF have not been developed based on the underlying arrhythmia mechanisms and none of the currently used drugs were specifically developed to target AF. With the increased knowledge on the mechanisms underlying different forms of AF, new opportunities for developing more effective and safer AF therapies are emerging. In this review, we provide an overview of potential novel antiarrhythmic approaches based on the underlying mechanisms of AF, focusing both on the development of novel antiarrhythmic agents and on the possibility of repurposing already marketed drugs. In addition, we discuss the opportunity of targeting some of the key players involved in the underlying AF mechanisms, such as ryanodine receptor type-2 (RyR2) channels and atrial-selective K

Indexed as

Anti-Arrhythmia AgentsAtrial FibrillationDrug DevelopmentHeart AtriaHumansAnti-Arrhythmia Agentsatrial fibrillationectopic activityfibroblastpharmacology

Identifiers

PMID35456912
PMCPMC9029767
OpenAlexW4224280329

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