Open AccessGenetics of atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Jitae A Kim,
Mihail G. Chelu,
Na Li
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
current opinion in cardiology/current opinion in cardiology, with evaluated medline
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.826
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1080-787X
pISSN - 0268-4705
DOI - 10.1097/hco.0000000000000840
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , medicine , cardiac arrhythmia , causality (physics) , genetic association , genome wide association study , bioinformatics , cardiology , gene , genetics , single nucleotide polymorphism , biology , genotype , physics , quantum mechanics
Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. In addition to traditional risk factors, it is increasingly recognized that a genetic component underlies atrial fibrillation development. This review aims to provide an overview of the genetic cause of atrial fibrillation and clinical applications, with a focus on recent developments.