Publikationen
2015
Schotten U, Hatem S, Ravens U, Jaïs P, Müller FU, Goette A, Rohr S, Antoons G, Pieske B, Scherr D, Oto A, Casadei B, Verheule S, Cartlidge D, Steinmeyer K, Götsche T, Dobrev D, Kockskämper J, Lendeckel U, Fabritz L, Kirchhof P, Camm AJ; EUTRAF investigators. The European Network for Translational Research in Atrial Fibrillation (EUTRAF): objectives and initial results. Europace. 2015 Sep 12. pii: euv252. [Epub ahead of print] DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/europace/euv252
2013
Apostolakis S, Haeusler KG, Oeff M, Treszl A, Andresen D, Borggrefe M, Lip GY, Meinertz T, Parade U, Samol A, Steinbeck G, Wegscheider K, Breithardt G, Kirchhof P. Low stroke risk after elective cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: An analysis of the Flec-SL trial. Int J Cardiol. 2013; 168:3977–81. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.06.090
Heijman J, Voigt N, Abu-Taha IH, Dobrev D. Rhythm control of atrial fibrillation in heart failure. Heart Fail Clin, 9(4):407-415, 2013.
Heijman J, Heusch G, Dobrev D. Pleiotropic effects of antiarrhythmic agents: dronedarone in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. Clin Med Insights:Cardiol, 7:127-140, 2013.
Kirchhof P, Marijon E, Fabritz L, Li N, Wang W, Wang T, Schulte K, Hanstein J, Schulte JS, Vogel M, Mougenot N, Laakmann S, Fortmueller L, Eckstein J, Verheule S, Kaese S, Staab A, Grote-Wessels S, Schotten U, Moubarak G, Wehrens XH, Schmitz W, Hatem S, Müller FU. Overexpression of cAMP-response element modulator causes abnormal growth and development of the atrial myocardium resulting in a substrate for sustained atrial fibrillation in mice. Int J Cardiol. 2013 Jun 20;166(2):366-74.
2012
Dobrev D, Carlsson L, Nattel S. Novel molecular targets for atrial fibrillation therapy. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2012; 11(4): 275-91.
Dobrev D. Is Altered Atrial microRNA-ome a Critical Contributor to Pathophysiology of Atrial Fibrillation? Basic Res Cardiol 2012; 107: 284-287.
Haeusler KG, Kirchhof P, Endres M. Left atrial catheter ablation and ischemic stroke. Stroke. 2012 Jan;43(1):265-70.
Heijman J, Voigt N, Nattel S, Dobrev D. Atrial Ca2+ handling and atrial fibrillation. Wien Med Wochenschr 2012; 162(13-14): 287-291.
Heijman J, Dobrev D. Systems approaches to post-operative atrial fibrillation – do they help us to better understand the ionic basis of the arrhythmogenic substrate? J Mol Cell Cardiol 2012; 53: 320-322.
Li N, Wang T, Wang W, Cutler MJ, Wang Q, Voigt N, Rosenbaum DS, Dobrev D, Wehrens XHT. Inhibition of CaMKII phosphorylation of RyR2 prevents induction of atrial fibrillation in FKBP12.6 knock-out mice. Circ Res 2012; 110(3): 465-70.
Nattel S, Dobrev D. The multidimensional role of cellular calcium signaling in atrial fibrillation pathophysiology: Mechanistic insights and therapeutic opportunities. Eur Heart J 2012; 33(15): 1870-1877.
Voigt N, Li N, Wang Q, Wang W, Trafford AW, Abu-Taha I, Sun Q, Wieland T, Ravens R, Nattel S, Wehrens XHT, Dobrev D: Enhanced Sarcoplasmic Reticulum Ca2+ Leak and Increased Na+-Ca2+ Exchanger Function Underlie Delayed Afterpolarizations in Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillatuion.
Circulation 2012, 125:2059-70.
Voigt N, Nattel S, Dobrev D. Proarrhythmic Atrial Calcium Signalling in the Diseased Heart. Adv Exp Med Biol 2012; 740: 1175-1192.
Voigt N, Dobrev D. Cellular and Molecular Correlates of Ectopic Activity in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Europace 2012; 14 (Suppl. 5). v97-v105.
Zhou XB, Dobrev D. Voltage-gated Na+ channels: novel players in fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition with a potential role in atrial arrhythmogenesis? J Physiol 2012; 590 (20): 4975.
2011
Cunha SR, Hund TJ, Hashemi S, Voigt N, Li N, Wright P, Koval O, Li J, Gudmundsson H, Schott JJ, Probst V, Le Marec H, Karck M, Anderson ME, Dobrev D, Wehrens XH, Mohler PJ. Defects in ankyrin-based membrane protein targeting pathways underlie atrial fibrillation. Circulation 2011, 124(11): 1212-1222. (Editorial in Sci Transl Med, 2011 Sept 14, 3(100): 100ec149).
Schotten U, Verheule S, Kirchhof P, Goette A. Pathophysiological mechanisms of atrial fibrillation: a translational appraisal. Physiol Rev. 2011;91:265-325. Review.
Swaminathan PD, Purohit A, Soni S, Voigt N, Singh M, Glukhov A, Gao Z, He JB, Luczak ED, Joiner ML, Kutschke W, Yang J, Donahue JK, Weiss RM, Grumbach IM, Ogawa M, Chen PS, Efimov I, Dobrev D, Mohler PJ, Hund TJ, Anderson ME. Oxidized CaMKII causes cardiac sinus node dysfunction in mice. J Clin Invest, 121(8): 3277–3288 (Commentary in J Clin Invest 2011, 121(8): 2975-2977).
Wakili R, Voigt N, Kääb S, Dobrev D, Nattel S. Recent advances in the molecular pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation. J Clin Invest. 2011;121:2955-68. DOI:10.1172/JCI46315. Review.
Publikationen
2009
Chelu MG, Sarma S, Sood S, Wang S, van Oort RJ, Skapura DG, Li N, Santonastasi M, Müller FU, Schmitz W, Schotten U, Anderson ME, Valderrábano M, Dobrev D, Wehrens XH. Calmodulin kinase II-mediated sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ leak promotes atrial fibrillation in mice. J Clin Invest. 2009;119(7):1940-51.
Dobrev D. Ion channel portrait of the human sinus node: useful for a better understanding of sinus node function and dysfunction in humans? Circulation, 119(12): 1556-1558, 2009
Dobrev D, Teos LY, Lederer WJ. Unique atrial myocyte Ca2+ signaling. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2009; 46(4):448-51.
Goette A*, Bukowska A*, Dobrev D*, Pfeiffenberger J, Morawietz H, Strugala D, Wiswedel I, Röhl FW, Bergmann S, Bramlage P, Ravens U, Lendeckel U. Acute atrial tachyarrhythmia induces angiotensin II type 1 receptor mediated oxidative stress and microvascular flow abnormalities in the ventricles. Eur Heart J, 05.03.2009; *shared first authorship
Greiser M, Neuberger HR, Harks E, El-Armouche A, Boknik P, de Haan S, Verheyen F, Verheule S, Schmitz W, Ravens U, Nattel S, Allessie MA, Dobrev D, Schotten U. Distinct contractile and molecular differences between two goat models of atrial dysfunction: AV block-induced atrial dilatation and atrial fibrillation. J Mol Cell Cardiol. 2009; 46(3):385-94.
Michael G, Xiao L, Qi XY, Dobrev D, Nattel S. Remodeling of cardiac repolarization: how homeostatic responses can lead to arrhythmogenesis. Cardiovasc Res, 81(3): 491-9. 2009
Saygili E, Rana OR, Meyer C, Gemein C, Andrzejewski MG, Ludwig A, Weber C, Schotten U, Krüttgen A, Weis J, Schwinger RH, Mischke K, Rassaf T, Kelm M, Schauerte P. The angiotensin-calcineurin-NFAT pathway mediates stretch-induced up-regulation of matrix metalloproteinases-2/-9 in atrial myocytes. Basic Res Cardiol. 2009; 104(4):435-48.
Zellerhoff S, Pistulli R, Mönnig G, Hinterseer M, Beckmann BM, Köbe J, Steinbeck G, Kääb S, Haverkamp W, Fabritz L, Gradaus R, Breithardt G, Schulze-Bahr E, Böcker D, Kirchhof P. Atrial Arrhythmias in long-QT syndrome under daily life conditions: a nested case control study. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2009; 20(4):401-7.
2008
Dobrev D, Nattel S. Calcium handling abnormalities in atrial fibrillation as a target for innovative therapeutics. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2008 Oct;52(4):293-9.
Dobrev D, Wettwer E. Four and a half LIM protein 1: a novel chaperone for atrium-specific Kv1.5 channels with a potential role in atrial arrhythmogenesis. Cardiovasc Res. 2008 Jun 1;78(3):411-2.
Eckstein J, Verheule S, de Groot N, Allessie M, Schotten U. Mechanisms of perpetuation of atrial fibrillation in chronically dilated atria. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 2008 Jun-Jul;97(2-3):435-51. Review.
Kirchhof P; Fortmueller L, Waldeyer C, Breithardt G, Fabritz L: Drugs that interact with cardiac electro-mechanics: Old and new targets for treatment; Progr Biophys Mol Biol 2008;97:497-512
Nattel S, Burstein B, Dobrev D. Atrial remodelling and atrial fibrillation: mechanisms and implications. Circ Arrhythmia Electrophysiol. 2008; 1: 62-73.
Qi XY, Yeh YH, Xiao L, Burstein B, Maguy A, Chartier D, Villeneuve LR, Brundel BJJM, Dobrev D, Nattel N. Cellular signaling underlying atrial tachycardia remodeling of L-type calcium current. Circ Res. 2008; 103(8): 845-854.
Sood S, Chelu M, Van Oort R, Skapura D, Santonastasi M, Dobrev D, Wehrens XHT. Intracellular calcium leak due to FKBP12.6 deficiency in mice facilitates the inducibility of atrial fibrillation. Heart Rhythm 2008; 5(7): 1047-54.
Yeh Y-H, Wakili R, Qi X, Chartier D, Boknik P, Kääb S, Ravens U, Coutu P, Dobrev D, Nattel S. Calcium-handling abnormalities underlying atrial arrhythmogenesis and contractile dysfunction in dogs with congestive heart failure. Circ Arrhythmia Electrophysiol. 2008; 1: 93-102.
Publikationen
2012
Ellinor PT, Lunetta KL, Albert CM, Glazer NL, Ritchie MD, Smith AV, Arking DE, Müller-Nurasyid M, Krijthe BP, Lubitz SA, Bis JC, Chung MK, Dörr M, Ozaki K, Roberts JD, Smith JG, Pfeufer A, Sinner MF, Lohman K, Ding J, Smith NL, Smith JD, Rienstra M, Rice KM, Van Wagoner DR, Magnani JW, Wakili R, Clauss S, Rotter JI, Steinbeck G, Launer LJ, Davies RW, Borkovich M, Harris TB, Lin H, Völker U, Völzke H, Milan DJ, Hofman A, Boerwinkle E, Chen LY, Soliman EZ, Voight BF, Li G, Chakravarti A, Kubo M, Tedrow UB, Rose LM, Ridker PM, Conen D, Tsunoda T, Furukawa T, Sotoodehnia N, Xu S, Kamatani N, Levy D, Nakamura Y, Parvez B, Mahida S, Furie KL, Rosand J, Muhammad R, Psaty BM, Meitinger T, Perz S, Wichmann HE, Witteman JC, Kao WH, Kathiresan S, Roden DM, Uitterlinden AG, Rivadeneira F, McKnight B, Sjögren M, Newman AB, Liu Y, Gollob MH, Melander O, Tanaka T, Stricker BH, Felix SB, Alonso A, Darbar D, Barnard J, Chasman DI, Heckbert SR, Benjamin EJ, Gudnason V, Kääb S. Meta-analysis identifies six new susceptibility loci for atrial fibrillation.
Nat Genet 2012; 44(6):670-5. doi: 10.1038/ng.2261
2011
Schnabel RB, Kerr KF, Lubitz SA, Alkylbekova EL, Marcus GM, Sinner MF, Magnani JW, Wolf PA, Deo R, Lloyd-Jones DM, Lunetta KL, Mehra R, Levy D, Fox ER, Arking DE, Mosley TH, Müller-Nurasyid M, Young TR, Wichmann HE, Seshadri S, Farlow DN, Rotter JI, Soliman EZ, Glazer NL, Wilson JG, Breteler MM, Sotoodehnia N, Newton-Cheh C, Kääb S, Ellinor PT, Alonso A, Benjamin EJ, Heckbert SR; Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe) Atrial Fibrillation / Electrocardiography Working Group. Large-scale candidate gene analysis in whites and African Americans identifies IL6R polymorphism in relation to atrial fibrillation: the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Candidate Gene Association Resource (CARe) project. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2011;4:557-64.
DOI:10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.110.959197
Sinner MF, Lubitz SA, Pfeufer A, Makino S, Beckmann BM, Lunetta KL, Steinbeck G, Perz S, Rahman R, Sonni A, Greenberg SM, Furie KL, Wichmann HE, Meitinger T, Peters A, Benjamin EJ, Rosand J, Ellinor PT, Kääb S. Lack of replication in polymorphisms reported to be associated with atrial fibrillation.
Heart Rhythm. 2011;8:403-9. DOI:10.1016/j.hrthm.2010.11.003.
2010
Ellinor PT, Lunetta KL, Glazer NL, Pfeufer A, Alonso A, Chung MK, Sinner MF, de Bakker PI, Mueller M, Lubitz SA, Fox E, Darbar D, Smith NL, Smith JD, Schnabel RB, Soliman EZ, Rice KM, Van Wagoner DR, Beckmann BM, van Noord C, Wang K, Ehret GB, Rotter JI, Hazen SL, Steinbeck G, Smith AV, Launer LJ, Harris TB, Makino S, Nelis M, Milan DJ, Perz S, Esko T, Köttgen A, Moebus S, Newton-Cheh C, Li M, Möhlenkamp S, Wang TJ, Kao WH, Vasan RS, Nöthen MM, MacRae CA, Stricker BH, Hofman A, Uitterlinden AG, Levy D, Boerwinkle E, Metspalu A, Topol EJ, Chakravarti A, Gudnason V, Psaty BM, Roden DM, Meitinger T, Wichmann HE, Witteman JC, Barnard J, Arking DE, Benjamin EJ, Heckbert SR, Kääb S. Common variants in KCNN3 are associated with lone atrial fibrillation. Nat Genet. 2010 Mar;42(3):240-4.
Pfeufer A, van Noord C, Marciante KD, Arking DE, Larson MG, Smith AV, Tarasov KV, Müller M, Sotoodehnia N, Sinner MF, Verwoert GC, Li M, Kao WH, Köttgen A, Coresh J, Bis JC, Psaty BM, Rice K, Rotter JI, Rivadeneira F, Hofman A, Kors JA, Stricker BH, Uitterlinden AG, van Duijn CM, Beckmann BM, Sauter W, Gieger C, Lubitz SA, Newton-Cheh C, Wang TJ, Magnani JW, Schnabel RB, Chung MK, Barnard J, Smith JD, Van Wagoner DR, Vasan RS, Aspelund T, Eiriksdottir G, Harris TB, Launer LJ, Najjar SS, Lakatta E, Schlessinger D, Uda M, Abecasis GR, Müller-Myhsok B, Ehret GB, Boerwinkle E, Chakravarti A, Soliman EZ, Lunetta KL, Perz S, Wichmann HE, Meitinger T, Levy D, Gudnason V, Ellinor PT, Sanna S, Kääb S, Witteman JC, Alonso A, Benjamin EJ, Heckbert SR. Genome-wide association study of PR interval. Nat Genet. 2010 Feb;42(2):153-9.
2009
Benjamin EJ, Rice KM, Arking DE, Pfeufer A, van Noord C, Smith AV, Schnabel RB, Bis JC, Boerwinkle E, Sinner MF, Dehghan A, Lubitz SA, D'Agostino RB Sr, Lumley T, Ehret GB, Heeringa J, Aspelund T, Newton-Cheh C, Larson MG, Marciante KD, Soliman EZ, Rivadeneira F, Wang TJ, Eiríksdottir G, Levy D, Psaty BM, Li M, Chamberlain AM, Hofman A, Vasan RS, Harris TB, Rotter JI, Kao WH, Agarwal SK, Stricker BH, Wang K, Launer LJ, Smith NL, Chakravarti A, Uitterlinden AG, Wolf PA, Sotoodehnia N, Köttgen A, van Duijn CM, Meitinger T, Mueller M, Perz S, Steinbeck G, Wichmann HE, Lunetta KL, Heckbert SR, Gudnason V, Alonso A, Kääb S, Ellinor PT, Witteman JC. Variants in ZFHX3 are associated with atrial fibrillation in individuals of European ancestry. Nat Genet. 2009; 41(8):879-81.
Kääb S, Darbar D, van Noord C, Dupuis J, Pfeufer A, Newton-Cheh C, Schnabel R, Makino S, Sinner MF, Kannankeril PJ, Beckmann BM, Choudry S, Donahue BS, Heeringa J, Perz S, Lunetta KL, Larson MG, Levy D, MacRae CA, Ruskin JN, Wacker A, Schömig A, Wichmann HE, Steinbeck G, Meitinger T, Uitterlinden AG, Witteman JC, Roden DM, Benjamin EJ, Ellinor PT. Large scale replication and meta-analysis of variants on chromosome 4q25 associated with atrial fibrillation. Eur Heart J. 2009; 30(7):813-9.