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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntioxidantsAtrial FibrillationDiabetes MellitusHumansInflammationInflammation MediatorsObesityOxidative StressConceptsAtrial fibrillationOxidative stressCommon sustained cardiac arrhythmiaMaintenance of AFSustained cardiac arrhythmiaDiabetic heartElectrical remodelingRisk factorsAtrial excitabilityTherapeutic strategiesCardiac arrhythmiasInflammationCentral mediatorObesityDiabetesFibrillationMechanistic linkMellitusArrhythmiasExcitability