Atrial Fibrillation

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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
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.067.198 C23.550.073.198
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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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C14.280.067]
Atrial Fibrillation [C14.280.067.198]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C23.550.073]
Atrial Fibrillation [C23.550.073.198]

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Bar chart showing 107 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 16 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1997	1	0	1
1999	2	0	2
2002	2	0	2
2003	0	1	1
2005	1	0	1
2009	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	1	1	2
2012	2	0	2
2013	5	0	5
2014	2	0	2
2015	4	0	4
2016	9	1	10
2017	11	0	11
2018	7	1	8
2019	9	0	9
2020	15	1	16
2021	9	1	10
2022	4	0	4
2023	7	0	7
2024	3	0	3
2025	4	0	4
2026	1	0	1

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Segan L, Kistler PM, Nanayakkara S, Taylor A, Hare J, Costello B, Chieng D, Crowley R, William J, Sugumar H, Cho K, Voskoboinik A, Ling LH, Nderitu Z, Azzopardi S, Curtin A, Premaratne M, McLellan AJ, Mariani J, Morton JB, Lee G, Joseph S, Reid C, Kaye DM, Kalman JM, Prabhu S. Withdrawal of heart failure therapy after atrial fibrillation rhythm control with ejection fraction normalization: the WITHDRAW-AF trial. Eur Heart J. 2026 Jan 07; 47(2):250-262.

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Han S, Choi EK, Ahn HJ, Kwon S, Han KD, Lee SR, Oh S, Lip GYH. Increased risk of atrial fibrillation in uterine fibroid patients: a nationwide population-based study. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 31; 15(1):27927.

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Omole TD, Mrkva A, Ferry D, Shepherd E, Caratelli J, Davis N, Akatue R, Bickmore T, Paasche-Orlow MK, Magnani JW. Augmenting Engagement in Decentralized Clinical Trials for Atrial Fibrillation: Development and Implementation of a Programmatic Architecture. JMIR Cardio. 2025 May 12; 9:e66436.

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Warach SJ, Davis LA, Lawrence P, Gajewski B, Wick J, Shi F, Shang TT, Olson DM, Prasad S, Birnbaum L, Richardson JM, Savitz SI, Goldberg MP, Cruz-Flores S, Alba I, Anderson J, Kimmel B, Venkatasubba Rao CP, King B, Dula AN, Milling TJ. Optimal Delay Time to Initiate Anticoagulation After Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation: A Pragmatic, Response-Adaptive Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2025 May 01; 82(5):470-476.

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Segan L, Prabhu S, Nanayakkara S, Taylor A, Hare J, Crowley R, William J, Cho K, Lim M, Koh Y, Das S, Chieng D, Sugumar H, Voskoboinik A, Ling LH, Costello B, Kaye DM, McLellan A, Lee G, Morton JB, Kalman JM, Kistler PM. Impact of Mitral Regurgitation on Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for AF With Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction. JACC Clin Electrophysiol. 2025 Aug; 11(8):1783-1794.

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Mohan A, Elbers D, Zilbershot O, Afghah F, Vorchheimer D. Deciphering Heartbeat Signatures: A Vision Transformer Approach to Explainable Atrial Fibrillation Detection from ECG Signals. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2024 Jul; 2024:1-6.

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Kim YG, Kim DY, Roh SY, Jeong JH, Lee HS, Min K, Choi YY, Han KD, Shim J, Choi JI, Kim YH. Alcohol and the risk of all-cause death, atrial fibrillation, ventricular arrhythmia, and sudden cardiac arrest. Sci Rep. 2024 02 29; 14(1):5053.

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Park YM, Jung W, Yeo Y, Park SH, Fradley MG, Malapati SJ, Tarun T, Raj V, Lee HS, Naqvi TZ, Henry-Tillman RS, Mehta JL, Schootman M, Amick BC, Han K, Shin DW. Mid- and long-term risk of atrial fibrillation among breast cancer surgery survivors. BMC Med. 2024 02 28; 22(1):88.

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Inoue K, Guo R, Lee ML, Ebrahimi R, Neverova NV, Currier JW, Bashir MT, Leung AM. Iodine-Induced Hyperthyroidism and Long-term Risks of Incident Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2023 09 18; 108(10):e956-e962.

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Segan L, Chieng D, Sugumar H, Voskoboinik A, Ling LH, Costello B, Azzopardi S, Nderitu Z, Parameswaran R, Amerena J, McLellan AJ, Lee G, Morton J, Joseph S, Wong M, Taylor A, Kalman JM, Kistler PM, Prabhu S. The impact of age on ablation outcomes in AF-mediated cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2023 10; 34(10):2065-2075.

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