High-sensitivity C-reactive protein is predictive of successful cardioversion for atrial fibrillation and maintenance of sinus rhythm after conversion

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 346-353

  Watanabe, Eiichi ^a   Arakawa, Tomoharu ^a   Uchiyama, Tatsushi ^a   Kodama, Itsuo ^b   Hishida, Hitoshi ^a  

^a FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arrhythmia; Echocardiography; Holter monitoring; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CARDIOVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; SINUS RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; COMORBIDITY; ELECTRIC COUNTERSHOCK; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33644752794     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2005.05.021     Document Type: Article

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