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ReviewBiomedicines2024

MicroRNAs in Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanisms, Vascular Implications, and Therapeutic Potential.

Emmanouil P Vardas, Panagiotis Theofilis, Evangelos Oikonomou, Panos E Vardas, Dimitris Tousoulis

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Review in Biomedicines, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. NovelBiomedicines · 2026
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  8. Gene Therapies in Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of cardiovascular translational research · 2025
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  10. International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Emmanouil P Vardas1st Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration", University of Athens Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3506-2629
Panagiotis Theofilis1st Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration", University of Athens Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-9260-6306
Evangelos Oikonomou3rd Cardiology Department, Sotiria Regional Hospital for Chest Diseases, University of Athens Medical School, 11527 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-8079-0599
Panos E VardasBiomedical Research Foundation Academy of Athens, Heart Sector, Hygeia Hospitals Group, Attica, 15123 Athens, Greece.
Dimitris Tousoulis1st Cardiology Department, General Hospital of Athens "Hippokration", University of Athens Medical School, 11528 Athens, Greece.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRAcademy of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AFib), the most prevalent arrhythmia in clinical practice, presents a growing global health concern, particularly with the aging population, as it is associated with devastating complications and an impaired quality of life. Its pathophysiology is multifactorial, including the pathways of fibrosis, inflammation, and oxidative stress. MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small non-coding RNA molecules, have emerged as substantial contributors in AFib pathophysiology, by affecting those pathways. In this review, we explore the intricate relationship between miRNAs and the aforementioned aspects of AFib, shedding light on the molecular pathways as well as the potential diagnostic applications. Recent evidence also suggests a possible role of miRNA therapeutics in maintenance of sinus rhythm via the antagonism of miR-1 and miR-328, or the pharmacological upregulation of miR-27b and miR-223-3p. Unraveling the crosstalk between specific miRNA profiles and genetic predispositions may pave the way for personalized therapeutic approaches, setting the tone for precision medicine in atrial fibrillation.

Indexed as

atrial fibrillationfibrosisinflammationmicroRNAoxidative stress

Identifiers

PMID38672166
PMCPMC11048414
OpenAlexW4394565763

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Registered trials

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