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

Cardiovascular Diabetology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Karam, Basil S ^a   Chavez Moreno, Alejandro ^a   Koh, Wonjoon ^a   Akar, Joseph G ^b   Akar, Fadi G ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Diabetes; Electrical remodeling; Fibrosis; Oxidative stress

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED GLYCATION END PRODUCT RECEPTOR; ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM ION; DIPEPTIDYL PEPTIDASE IV INHIBITOR; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PIOGLITAZONE; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID; RHOA GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; VITAMIN; AUTACOID;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG TARGETING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GLYCATION; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEART ATRIUM CONDUCTION; HEART ATRIUM REMODELING; HEART EXCITATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; REVIEW; TARGET CELL; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; OBESITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS;

EID: 85030183551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12933-017-0604-9     Document Type: Review

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