| The effect of angiotensin receptor blockers for preventing atrial fibrillation. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17686377 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice, and causes significant burden to patients and health care systems. Clinicians treat existing atrial fibrillation with anticoagulation and/or drugs that utilize either a rate or rhythm control strategy. It remains unclear how best to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in this population. Prevention of atrial fibrillation using angiotensin receptor blockers, which affect ion currents and refractoriness in atrial myocytes, regress or prevent atrial fibrosis, decrease left atrial size, regress left ventricular hypertrophy, modulate sympathetic nerve activity, reduce inflammation, and reduce blood pressure, may become an important and desirable alternative. |
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Authors:
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Kristian Wachtell; Richard B Devereux; And Paulette A Lyle |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Current hypertension reports Volume: 9 ISSN: 1522-6417 ISO Abbreviation: Curr. Hypertens. Rep. Publication Date: 2007 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-08-09 Completed Date: 2008-03-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100888982 Medline TA: Curr Hypertens Rep Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 278-83 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Cardiology B2142, Rigshospitalet, The Heart Center, 9 Blegdamsvej, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. kristian@wachtell.net |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
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pharmacology*,
therapeutic use* Atrial Fibrillation / epidemiology, prevention & control* Humans Primary Prevention / methods* Recurrence Risk Factors |
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0/Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers |
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