The association of novel inflammatory marker GlycA and incident atrial fibrillation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

The association of novel inflammatory marker GlycA and incident atrial fibrillation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).

<h4>Background</h4>Emerging evidence has implicated that inflammation contributes to the pathogenesis of atrial fibrillation (AF). GlycA is a novel marker of systemic inflammation with low intra-individual variability and high analytic precision. GlycA has been associated with incident c...

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Main Authors: Sunyoung Jang, Oluseye Ogunmoroti, Di Zhao, Oluwaseun E Fashanu, Martin Tibuakuu, Eve-Marie Benson, Faye Norby, James D Otvos, Susan R Heckbert, Moyses Szklo, Erin D Michos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248644

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