High sensitive C-reactive protein and interleukin 6 in atrial fibrillation with rheumatic mitral stenosis from Indian cohort

High sensitive C-reactive protein and interleukin 6 in atrial fibrillation with rheumatic mitral stenosis from Indian cohort

Introduction: Presence of chronic low grade inflammation has often been implicated in the etiology of atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether pre-existing inflammatory state promotes AF or initiation of AF activates inflammation is a dilemma among clinicians. This study investigates the role of high sensi...

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Main Authors: Gautam Sharma, Sudhir Shetkar, Ashu Bhasin, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Rajnish Juneja, Nitish Naik, Ambuj Roy, Sivasubramanian Ramakrishnan, Balram Bhargava, Vinay Kumar Bahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Rheumatic mitral stenosis
Atrial fibrillation
Hs-CRP & IL6
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216309816

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