Aging and atrial fibrillation: A vicious circle

Pan Gao; Xinyi Gao; Bingxin Xie; Gary Tse; Tong Liu

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131445

Aging and atrial fibrillation: A vicious circle

Int J Cardiol. 2024 Jan 15:395:131445. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131445. Epub 2023 Oct 15.

Authors

Pan Gao¹, Xinyi Gao¹, Bingxin Xie¹, Gary Tse², Tong Liu³

Affiliations

¹ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
² Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; School of Nursing and Health Studies, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong, China.
³ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China. Electronic address: liutong@tmu.edu.cn.

PMID: 37848123
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2023.131445

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest sustained cardiac arrhythmia observed in clinical practice. Its prevalence increases dramatically with advancing age. This review article discusses the recent advances in studies investigating the relationship between aging and AF and the possible underlying mechanisms.

Keywords: Aging; Atrial fibrillation; Atrial fibrosis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aging
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation* / epidemiology
Humans