Atrial fibrillation in Cardiac Channelopathies

Abstract

Atrial fibrillation is the commonest arrhythmia encountered in day-to-day clinical practice. Its prevalence is increasing due to increasing age of the population, increasing prevalence of chronic heart disease and better diagnostic techniques. It is an extremely costly public health problem. It increases stroke, heart failure and mortality. Mortality is doubled by the presence of atrial fibrillation [1]. Extensive research is going on to understand better the genetic and molecular mechanisms underlying atrial fibrillation.

Keywords

• atrial fibrillation
• cardiac channelopathies
• Brugada syndrome
• long QT syndrome
• short QT syndrome
• familial atrial fibrillation
• common atrial fibrillation