Calcium‐mediated cellular triggered activity in atrial fibrillation

Although atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmia, the basic mechanisms underlying this disorder remain incompletely understood. During the past decade or so, it has become clear that alterations in intracellular Ca2+ handling may play a role in the pathogenesis of AF. Studies in small and large animal models, as well as atrial samples from patients with different forms of AF, have implicated ryanodine receptor type 2 (RyR2) dysfunction and enhanced spontaneous Ca2+ release events from the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) as a potential cause of proarrhythmic cellular ectopic (triggered) activity in AF. The molecular mechanisms leading to RyR2 dysfunction and SR Ca2+ leak depend on the clinical stage of AF or specific animal model studied. This review focuses on the mechanisms and role of calcium‐mediated cellular triggered activity in AF, and addresses some of the current controversies in the field.

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