Hypertension and atrial fibrillation: Epidemiology, pathophysiology and therapeutic implications

Journal of Human Hypertension

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 563-569

  Lau, Y F ^a   Yiu, K H ^a   Siu, C W ^a   Tse, H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

atrial fibrillation; prevention; renin angiotensin aldosterone system

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; AMIODARONE; AMLODIPINE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ATENOLOL; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; CANDESARTAN; CAPTOPRIL; CHLORTALIDONE; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; DOXAZOSIN; ENALAPRIL; FLECAINIDE; IRBESARTAN; LISINOPRIL; LOSARTAN; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; PERINDOPRIL; PLACEBO; PROPAFENONE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALSARTAN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; APOPTOSIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOVERSION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COHORT ANALYSIS; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FIBROBLAST; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART ATRIUM FIBROSIS; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART MUSCLE FIBROSIS; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SINUS RHYTHM; STROKE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM;

EID: 84866393077     PISSN: 09509240     EISSN: 14765527     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jhh.2011.105     Document Type: Review

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