The presence of cardiotropic viral genomes is not increased in atrial tissue of atrial fibrillation patients.

Linghe WuR W EmmensJ van WezenbeekW StookerC P AllaartA B A VonkA C van RossumK C WolthersH W M NiessenP A J Krijnen

Published in: Netherlands heart journal : monthly journal of the Netherlands Society of Cardiology and the Netherlands Heart Foundation (2022)

The presence of viral genomes is not increased in the atria of AF patients. These results do not support an important role for viral infection of the atria in the pathogenesis of AF.

Keyphrases

atrial fibrillation
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
sars cov
peritoneal dialysis
heart failure
prognostic factors
venous thromboembolism
percutaneous coronary intervention
direct oral anticoagulants
mitral valve