C-Reactive Protein Elevation in Patients With Atrial Arrhythmias: Inflammatory Mechanisms and Persistence of Atrial Fibrillation
By M. Chung, David O. Martin, D. Sprecher, O. Wazni, A. Kanderian, C. Carnes, J. Bauer, P. Tchou, M. Niebauer, A. Natale and 1 more. Circulation, 2001
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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Epidemiology
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- ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Commit (2006, positive): “C-reactive protein (CRP) is increased in patients with AF compared with controls (159,242) and correlates with clinical and echocardiographic stroke risk factors (243).”
- 2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (2017, positive): “Studies show that moderate physical activity might reduce inflammatory markers.(361,362,363) Extreme levels of exercise are a known cause of cardiac fibrosis, particularly in hinge point locations of the heart, such as the right ventricle; however, the significance of MRI-detected fibrosis remains c”
- EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: definition, characterization, and clinical implication. (2016, positive): “Markers of inflammation such as CRP and IL-6 have been linked to risk of AF.(267,483) – 485 Recently, giant-cell myocarditis involving only the atria has been shown to result in atrial fibrillation with enlarged atria.”
- A multicenter risk index for atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery. (2004, background): “Inflammatory changes have been reported in patients with atrial fibrillation ranging from the presence of inflammatory infiltrates in atrial biopsies(27) to increased concentrations of C-reactive protein.(28,29) Acute inflammation, particularly the development of pericarditis, is thought to alter at”