2017
Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes
Karam BS, Chavez-Moreno A, Koh W, Akar JG, Akar FG. Oxidative stress and inflammation as central mediators of atrial fibrillation in obesity and diabetes. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2017, 16: 120. PMID: 28962617, PMCID: PMC5622555, DOI: 10.1186/s12933-017-0604-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtrial fibrillationOxidative stressCommon sustained cardiac arrhythmiaMaintenance of AFSustained cardiac arrhythmiaDiabetic heartElectrical remodelingRisk factorsAtrial excitabilityTherapeutic strategiesCardiac arrhythmiasInflammationCentral mediatorObesityDiabetesFibrillationMechanistic linkMellitusArrhythmiasExcitability
2012
Epicardial Fat and Atrial Fibrillation: A Review.
Al Chekakie MO, Akar JG. Epicardial Fat and Atrial Fibrillation: A Review. Journal Of Atrial Fibrillation 2012, 4: 483. PMID: 28496734, PMCID: PMC5153200, DOI: 10.4022/jafib.483.Peer-Reviewed Original Research