Luong Christina, Barnes Marion E, Tsang Teresa S M
Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1M9, Canada.
Curr Heart Fail Rep. 2014 Dec;11(4):463-70. doi: 10.1007/s11897-014-0229-1.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF) are two epidemics of the century that have a close and complex relationship. The mechanisms underlying this association remain an area of ongoing intense research. In this review, we will describe the relationship between these two public health concerns, the mechanisms that fuel the development and perpetuation of both, and the evolving concepts that may revolutionize our approach to this dual epidemic.
心房颤动（AF）和心力衰竭（HF）是本世纪的两大流行病，它们之间存在着密切而复杂的关系。这种关联背后的机制仍是一个正在进行深入研究的领域。在这篇综述中，我们将描述这两个公共卫生问题之间的关系、推动两者发展和持续存在的机制，以及可能彻底改变我们应对这两种流行病方法的不断演变的概念。
