Atrial Fibrillation: Mechanisms and Management

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, contributing to significantly mortality, and morbidity through the development of stroke, heart failure, and dementia. It has a prevalence of around 2% in the general population globally, but this is expected to increase exponentially in part owing to an ageing population. The current treatment modalities include pharmacological therapy and interventional procedures such as catheter ablation. However, both modalities have their shortfalls, which may be due to the fact that their pathophysiological mechanisms are incompletely elucidated. In this special issue of Cardiology Research and Practice, we have selected the latest original and review articles on the mechanisms and management of AF for our readers