Open AccessC-Reactive Protein Elevation in Patients With Atrial Arrhythmias
Author(s) -
Mina K. Chung,
David O. Martin,
Dennis L. Sprecher,
Oussama M. Wazni,
Anne Kanderian,
Cynthia A. Carnes,
John Anthony Bauer,
Patrick Tchou,
Mark Niebauer,
Andrea Natale,
David R. Van Wagoner
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/hc4901.101760
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , elevation (ballistics) , st elevation , electrocardiography , mathematics , geometry
Atrial fibrillation (AF) may persist due to structural changes in the atria that are promoted by inflammation. C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, predicts cardiovascular events and stroke, a common sequela of AF. We hypothesized that CRP is elevated in patients with atrial arrhythmias.
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