Atrial Fibrillation - Mechanisms and Treatment

InTech, 2013. — 246 c.Atrial fibrillation is a rapidly evolving epidemic associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and its prevalence has increased over the past few decades. In the past few years, the recent understanding of the diverse mechanisms of this arrhythmia has lead to the improvement of our therapeutic strategies. However, many clinicians have still felt the frustration in management of this commonly encountered arrhythmia. This book contains a spectrum of different topics from bench to bedside in atrial fibrillation. We strongly believe that scientists, cardiologists and electrophysiologists will find this book very informative and useful and the references cited in each chapter will definitely act as an additional source of information for readers.Contents
Atrial Fibrillation and the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System
Antioxidant Therapies in the Prevention and Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
Effect of CD3+ T-Lymphocyte and n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Diagnosis or Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation
New Candidate Genes in Atrial Fibrillation Polymorphisms of the Alpha 2-Beta-Adrenoceptor and the Endothelial NO Synthase Genes in Atrial Fibrillation of Different Etiological Origins
Voltage-Independent Calcium Channels, Molecular Sources of Supraventricular Arrhythmia
Thrombogenesis in Atrial Fibrillation
Applications of Signal Analysis to Atrial Fibrillation
The Contribution of Nonlinear Methods in the Understanding of Atrial Fibrillation
New Oral Anticoagulants in Atrial Fibrillation
Anticoagulant Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation and Coronary Artery Disease