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[Genetic basis of atrial fibrillation-on the road to precision medicine].
Herzschrittmachertherapie & Elektrophysiologie - 1 Mar 2024
Kany Shinwan, Schnabel Renate B
Abstract excerpt
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and has complex genetic underpinnings. Despite advancements in treatment, mortality of AF patients remains high. This review discusses the genetic basis of AF and its implications for diagnosis and therapy. Although AF pathology has long been known to include a hereditary component, the first genes associated with AF were not identified until the...
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