Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes

Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes

Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in humans. Several risk factors promote AF, among which diabetes mellitus has emerged as one of the most important. The growing recognition that obesity, diabetes and AF are closely intertwined disorders has spurred ma...

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Main Authors: Basil S. Karam, Alejandro Chavez-Moreno, Wonjoon Koh, Joseph G. Akar, Fadi G. Akar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-09-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Diabetes
Oxidative stress
Electrical remodeling
Fibrosis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-017-0604-9

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