Biomarkers in atrial fibrillation: A clinical review

European Heart Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 1475-1480

  Hijazi, Ziad ^a   Oldgren, Jonas ^a   Siegbahn, Agneta ^a   Granger, Christopher B ^b   Wallentin, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Biomarkers; BNP; Coagulation; CRP; cystatin C; D dimer; GFR; IL 6; Inflammation; Review; Risk stratification; Stroke risk; Troponin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYSTATIN C; D DIMER; INTERLEUKIN 6; NATRIURETIC FACTOR; TROPONIN;

BLOOD CLOTTING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOMARKERS; BNP; COAGULATION; CRP; CYSTATIN C; D-DIMER; GFR; IL-6; INFLAMMATION; REVIEW; RISK STRATIFICATION; STROKE RISK; TROPONIN;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYSTATIN C; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FORECASTING; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPONIN I;

EID: 84878337221     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/eht024     Document Type: Review

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