Protracted CRP elevation after atrial fibrillation ablation

PACE - Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1146-1151

  McCabe, James M ^a   Smith, Lisa M ^a   Tseng, Zian H ^a   Badhwar, Nitish ^a   Lee, Byron K ^a   Lee, Randall J ^a   Scheinman, Melvin M ^a   Olgin, Jeffrey E ^a   Marcus, Gregory M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MUE 434 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Atrial fibrillation; CRP; Inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOCARDITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDITIS; RECURRENCE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50449083327     PISSN: 01478389     EISSN: 15408159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2008.01155.x     Document Type: Article

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