Atrial Fibrillation

"Atrial Fibrillation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Abnormal cardiac rhythm that is characterized by rapid, uncoordinated firing of electrical impulses in the upper chambers of the heart (HEART ATRIA). In such case, blood cannot be effectively pumped into the lower chambers of the heart (HEART VENTRICLES). It is caused by abnormal impulse generation.

Descriptor ID	D001281
MeSH Number(s)	C14.280.067.198 C23.550.073.198
Concept/Terms	Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillations Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillations, Atrial Auricular Fibrillation Auricular Fibrillations Fibrillation, Auricular Fibrillations, Auricular Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation, Persistent Atrial Fibrillations, Persistent Fibrillation, Persistent Atrial Fibrillations, Persistent Atrial Persistent Atrial Fibrillations Familial Atrial Fibrillation Familial Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation, Familial Atrial Fibrillations, Familial Familial Atrial Fibrillations Fibrillation, Familial Atrial Fibrillations, Familial Atrial Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillations, Paroxysmal Fibrillation, Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillations, Paroxysmal Atrial Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillations

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Diseases [C]
Cardiovascular Diseases [C14]
Heart Diseases [C14.280]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C14.280.067]
Atrial Fibrillation [C14.280.067.198]
Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms [C23]
Pathologic Processes [C23.550]
Arrhythmias, Cardiac [C23.550.073]
Atrial Fibrillation [C23.550.073.198]

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Bar chart showing 510 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 50 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	1	1
1996	0	1	1
2000	0	1	1
2002	3	1	4
2003	5	1	6
2004	4	2	6
2005	3	2	5
2006	6	3	9
2007	7	0	7
2008	7	0	7
2009	8	2	10
2010	10	3	13
2011	14	2	16
2012	15	1	16
2013	16	2	18
2014	21	4	25
2015	19	1	20
2016	28	3	31
2017	27	2	29
2018	26	4	30
2019	28	3	31
2020	46	4	50
2021	33	1	34
2022	44	0	44
2023	41	0	41
2024	36	5	41
2025	14	0	14

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Brant LCC, Ribeiro AH, Eromosele OB, Pinto-Filho MM, Barreto SM, Duncan BB, Larson MG, Benjamin EJ, Ribeiro ALP, Lin H. Prediction of Atrial Fibrillation From the ECG in the Community Using Deep Learning: A Multinational Study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2025 Oct; 18(10):e013734.

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Lawal OD, Aronow HD, Shobayo F, Zhang Y, Hume AL, Taveira TH, Matson KL, Gold J, Wen X. Restarting Oral Anticoagulation in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation After Admission for a Gastrointestinal Bleeding Event: Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants Compared to Warfarin. Pharmacotherapy. 2025 Oct; 45(10):638-653.

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Goldsweig AM, Glikson M, Joza J, Kavinsky CJ, Khalique O, Lakkireddy D, Mackensen GB, Naccarelli GV, Nair DG, Saw J, Sharma RP, Sherwood M, Szerlip M, Falck-Ytter Y, Morgan RL, Armah C, Firestone S, Fix A, Senerth E, Ellis CR. 2025 SCAI/HRS clinical practice guidelines on transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Oct; 22(10):e1048-e1063.

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Lubitz SA, McConnell MV, Selvaggi C, Krishnamoorthy A, Atlas SJ, McManus DD, Pagoto S, Singer DE, Pantelopoulos A, Foulkes AS, Faranesh AZ. Wearable Irregular Heart Rhythm Detection Recurrences and Electrocardiographic Atrial Fibrillation Confirmation: The Fitbit Heart Study. Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol. 2025 Jul; 18(7):e013565.

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Malik SA, Jhand A, Shabbir MA, Ahmad S, Goldsweig AM. Filling the Void: The Past, Present, and Future of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Am J Cardiol. 2025 Nov 01; 254:13-20.

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Shah SJ, Iyer JM, Agha L, Chang Y, Ashburner JM, Atlas SJ, McManus DD, Ellinor PT, Lubitz SA, Singer DE. Identifying a Heterogeneous Effect of Atrial Fibrillation Screening in Older Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the VITAL-AF Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2025 Jul; 18(7):e011482.

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Ali J, Khan MH, Majeed Z, Elsnhory AB, Argueta AES, Afiridi L, Nawaz A, Abuelazm M, Khan U, Aamir M, Dani S. Prophylactic cardiac denervation to prevent post-operative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2025 Nov; 68(8):1671-1682.

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Pronovost H, Kassamali AA, Ehmsen J, Rivers B, Gasperetti A, Wu KC, Rowin E, Madrazo JA, Carrick RT. External validation of atrial fibrillation risk prediction tools in a racially diverse cohort of patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart Rhythm. 2025 Oct; 22(10):e841-e848.

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Patel H, Sheth A, Nair A, Patel B, Thakkar S, Narasimhan B, Mehta N, Azad Z, Kowlgi GN, Desimone CV, Siontis KC, Dani SS, Labedi MR, Deshmukh AJ. Long-Term Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists on AF Recurrence After Ablation in Obese Patients. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2025 Aug; 36(8):1808-1816.

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Reddy VY, Gerstenfeld EP, Schmidt B, Nair D, Natale A, Saliba W, Verma A, Sommer P, Metzner A, Turagam M, Weiner S, Champagne J, Garcio-Bolao I, Calkins H, Olson J, Issa Z, Winner M, Su W, Tomassoni G, Kim J, Hook B, Delurgio DB, Gibson DN, Daccarett M, Patel C, Bhalla K, Shehata M, Harding JD, Cheung JW, Raybuck JD, Roelke S, Schwartz T, Sutton BS, Mansour M. Pulsed Field Ablation for Persistent?Atrial?Fibrillation: 1-Year Results of ADVANTAGE AF. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 May 06; 85(17):1664-1678.

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