Challenges to the translation of basic science findings to atrial fibrillation therapies

Future Cardiol. 2016 May;12(3):251-4. doi: 10.2217/fca-2016-0007. Epub 2016 Apr 19.

Authors

Jordi Heijman¹, Dobromir Dobrev²

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Health, Medicine & Life Sciences, Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
² Institute of Pharmacology, West German Heart & Vascular Center, University Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.

PMID: 27091233
DOI: 10.2217/fca-2016-0007

No abstract available

Keywords: ablation; antiarrhythmic drugs; arrhythmia mechanisms; atrial fibrillation; patient stratification; translation.

MeSH terms

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Catheter Ablation
Humans
Translational Research, Biomedical*

Substances

Anti-Arrhythmia Agents