 Atrial Fibrillation
"Atrial Fibrillation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.
| Descriptor ID |
D001281
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C14.280.067.198 C23.550.073.198
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| Concept/Terms |
Atrial Fibrillation- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillations
- Fibrillation, Atrial
- Fibrillations, Atrial
- Auricular Fibrillation
- Auricular Fibrillations
- Fibrillation, Auricular
- Fibrillations, Auricular
Persistent Atrial Fibrillation- Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent
- Atrial Fibrillations, Persistent
- Fibrillation, Persistent Atrial
- Fibrillations, Persistent Atrial
- Persistent Atrial Fibrillations
Familial Atrial Fibrillation- Familial Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation, Familial
- Atrial Fibrillations, Familial
- Familial Atrial Fibrillations
- Fibrillation, Familial Atrial
- Fibrillations, Familial Atrial
Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Fibrillation, Paroxysmal
- Atrial Fibrillations, Paroxysmal
- Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Atrial
- Fibrillations, Paroxysmal Atrial
- Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillations
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2001 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2003 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | 2004 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2009 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2010 | 5 | 0 | 5 | | 2011 | 8 | 1 | 9 | | 2012 | 10 | 1 | 11 | | 2013 | 21 | 2 | 23 | | 2014 | 36 | 2 | 38 | | 2015 | 22 | 0 | 22 | | 2016 | 33 | 1 | 34 | | 2017 | 34 | 3 | 37 | | 2018 | 29 | 4 | 33 | | 2019 | 29 | 3 | 32 | | 2020 | 31 | 0 | 31 | | 2021 | 23 | 2 | 25 | | 2022 | 33 | 1 | 34 | | 2023 | 25 | 0 | 25 | | 2024 | 27 | 0 | 27 | | 2025 | 18 | 1 | 19 | | 2026 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Atrial Fibrillation" by people in Profiles.
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Benjamin EJ, Marcus GM, Hess PL, Addison D, Akar J, Brownell NK, Chyou JY, Derington CG, Diekemper RL, Frankel DS, Hu GS, Ibeh C, Jackson LR, Joynt Maddox KE, Turchioe MR, Tisdale JE, Yang E. 2026 AHA/ACC Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Performance Measures. Circ Popul Health Outcomes. 2026 Sep; 19(9):e000149.
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Kakkar AK, Bonaca MP, Giugliano RP, Pieper K, Bloomfield D, Hug B, Salter J, Freedholm D, Parkar S, Virdone S, Prakasam HS, Fluharty M, Kayani G, Fox KAA. Contemporary patients with atrial fibrillation are not anticoagulated despite risks of stroke - Insights from GARDENIA. PLoS One. 2026; 21(7):e0354382.
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Yang L, Gabriel N, Tang S, Cater L, Blackburn H, Page RL, Saba S, Hernandez I. Case-Crossover Analysis of Short-Term Particulate Matter and Health Outcomes in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. J Am Heart Assoc. 2026 Aug 04; 15(15):e046917.
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Gouda P, Harrington J, Arps K, Sanders G, Chen A, Chiswell K, Hofmann P, Marsolo K, Asfaw K, Coppolecchia R, Alexander JH, Piccini J, Granger CB, May HT, Chrischilles E, Steinberg BA, Chamberlain AM, VanWormer J, Jones WS, Patel MR. Predictors of ischemic stroke and major bleeding among patients with atrial fibrillation in clinical practice. Am Heart J. 2026 Oct; 300:107490.
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Pfeifer JM, Lee G, Raghunath S, Nemani A, Green T, Kaufman E, Pogue M, Banno J, Boyden T, Kao D, Morland TB, Schneider G, Hovanec E, Hui L, Hyun SW, Islam F, Jones M, Silk A, Chen R, Haggerty CM, Fornwalt BK. Multicenter validation of an artificial intelligence-enabled ECG model to predict 1-year risk of atrial fibrillation or flutter. Heart Rhythm. 2026 Aug; 23(8):e1474-e1481.
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Keithler AN, Abedin Z, Furman D, Schwarz L, Engels MC, Freedman RA, Konstantinidis K, Immo Lehmann H, Ranjan R, Steinberg BA, Bunch TJ. Hemodynamic Consequences and Clinical Outcomes With Intravenous Lidocaine Infusion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2026 May; 37(5):962-968.
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Lazarevic S, Perez-Cervantes C, Wang Z, Shen KM, Gadek M, Xiao J, Yamaguchi N, Hall JM, Koca Y, Chapski DJ, Rosa-Garrido M, Rubino M, Nadadur RD, McKinsey TA, Vondriska TM, Ruthenburg AJ, Pott S, Park DS, Moskowitz IP. A reduced TBX5-dependent gene regulatory network links atrial fibrillation and heart failure. Nat Cardiovasc Res. 2026 Feb; 5(2):96-117.
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Sandhu A, Qin L, Polsinelli VB, Minges KE, Freeman JV, Al-Khatib SM, Walker A, Bradley SM, Ho PM, Tzou WS, Varosy PD, Hess PL. Use and Safety of Urgent vs Elective Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in the United States. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2026 05; 12(5):1048-1060.
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Nabrzyski RJ, Mantha A, Grubb A, Kravtsov D, Cornwell WK, Rosenberg MA, Tumolo AZ, Sabzwari SRA, Cerbin L, Aleong RG, Varosy PD, Sandhu A, Barrett C, Zipse MM, Tzou WS, Garg L. Impact of physical activity on atrial fibrillation recurrence following catheter ablation. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2026 Jun; 69(4):707-715.
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Rager JB, Huang CY, Zimmerman S, Dhruva SS, Freeman JV, Matlock DD, Minges K, Sandhu A, Spatz ES, Varosy P, Caverly TJ. Shared Decision-Making and Patient Decision Aids for Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 02 02; 9(2):e2556937.
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