C-reactive protein for prediction of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation

Abstract Background Inflammation plays an important role in the initiation and progression of atrial fibrillation (AF), but data about the relationship between subclinical inflammation and recurrence of AF after catheter ablation remains poorly studied. We aimed to assess whether plasma levels of C-...

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Main Authors: Pascal B. Meyre, Christian Sticherling, Florian Spies, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Steffen Blum, Gian Voellmin, Antonio Madaffari, David Conen, Stefan Osswald, Michael Kühne, Sven Knecht
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-020-01711-x