Arora R
Department of Experimental Cardiac Electrophysiology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2017 Aug;102(2):200-202. doi: 10.1002/cpt.717. Epub 2017 May 26.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in an aging population. Unfortunately, current treatments for AF are suboptimal, in large part because the molecular mechanisms underlying AF are not well understood. Recent advances in our understanding of the AF disease state have led to the preclinical development of gene-based therapies that are targeted to key molecular mechanisms involved in the genesis and maintenance of AF.
心房颤动(AF)是最常见的心律失常,也是老年人群发病和死亡的主要原因。不幸的是,目前针对AF的治疗并不理想,很大程度上是因为AF的分子机制尚未完全明确。我们对AF疾病状态认识的最新进展促使了基于基因的疗法进入临床前开发阶段,这些疗法针对的是参与AF发生和维持的关键分子机制。