Role of inflammation in initiation and maintenance of atrial fibrillation in rheumatic mitral stenosis - An analytical cross-sectional study.
Gautam SharmaNirmal GhatiMohd ShariqueSharma ShrutiSudhir ShetkarSuman KarmakarNitish NaikRamakrishnan LakshmyBhaskar ThakurAman AgarwalAnita SaxenaPublished in: Journal of arrhythmia (2020)
Elevated levels of serum hs-CRP, IL-6, and sCD-40L were strongly associated with overall AF and also with SCAF and chronic AF in Rh-MS patients indicating a potential role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of rheumatic AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- left atrial
- oxidative stress
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- catheter ablation
- newly diagnosed
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- chronic kidney disease
- multiple sclerosis
- mitral valve
- mass spectrometry
- left ventricular
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- ms ms
- risk assessment
- aortic stenosis
- human health
- patient reported