Paroxysmal or sustained atrial fibrillations

2022-01-03

Paroxysmal or sustained atrial fibrillations profoundly activate platelets and induce coagulation factors in the heart (Choudhury and Lip, 2003). Accumulating factor Xa and downstream thrombin in the fibrillating left atrium activate PAR1 and/or PAR2 signaling to modulate electrical characteristics