Atrial matrix remodeling in atrial fibrillation patients with aortic stenosis.
Mariana Fragão-MarquesI MirandaD MartinsI BarrosoC MendesA Pereira-NevesI Falcão-PiresA Leite-MoreiraPublished in: BMC cardiovascular disorders (2020)
Atrial fibrillation patients with severe aortic stenosis present increased atrial fibrosis and collagen type III synthesis, with extracellular matrix remodelling demonstrated by a decrease in the MMP16/TIMP4 ratio, along with an increased serum TIMP1 and TIMP2 proteins.
Keyphrases
- aortic stenosis
- atrial fibrillation
- extracellular matrix
- left atrial
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- catheter ablation
- ejection fraction
- type iii
- left ventricular
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- coronary artery disease
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- mitral valve
- acute coronary syndrome
- cell migration
- wound healing