Open AccessThe relationship between the serum level of CD40 ligand and persistent lone atrial fibrillation
Author(s) -
Evin Bozçalı,
Veli Polat,
Gönül Kutlu,
Selçuk Opan,
Nurcan Paker,
Turgut Uygun,
Barış Ökçün,
Osman Karakaya
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
türk kardiyoloji derneği arşivi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.2
H-Index - 24
ISSN - 1016-5169
DOI - 10.5543/tkda.2016.03061
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , medicine , cardiology , confidence interval , c reactive protein , inflammation
Inflammation is thought to play a role in the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation. The relationship between CD40 ligand (CD40L), a prothrombotic and proinflammatory molecule, and lone atrial fibrillation was presently investigated for the first time. Levels of serum CD40L were also tested, regarding potential to distinguish patients with lone atrial fibrillation from healthy individuals.