Variation of inflammatory indexes after electrical cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation. Is there an association with early recurrence rates?
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Korantzopoulos, P.
Kolettis, T. M.
Kountouris, E.
Siogas, K.
Goudevenos, J. A.
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peer-reviewed
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Int J Clin Pract
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Περιγραφή
Inflammation has been recently implicated in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF). The aim of this study was to examine the variation of inflammatory indexes during the first week after successful electrical cardioversion of persistent AF. Successive measurements of white blood cell (WBC) count, C-reactive protein (CRP) and fibrinogen levels were performed in 30 cardioverted patients. At the end of the 7-day follow-up period, AF had recurred in 30% of patients. A significant variance was found in serial measurements of fibrinogen levels in the two groups (non-relapse and relapse, p = 0.005). Fibrinogen levels increased significantly in patients who relapsed into AF, but remained stable in patients who remained in sinus rhythm. In the latter patients, CRP values tended to decrease post-cardioversion, but WBC count was significantly lower (p < 0.001) on the 7th day (6083 +/- 1335), compared with baseline values (6648 +/- 1395). The variation of inflammatory indices post-cardioversion might have prognostic implications with regard to sinus rhythm maintenance.
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Λέξεις-κλειδιά
Aged, Analysis of Variance, Atrial Fibrillation/*blood/*therapy/ultrasonography, Biological Markers/blood, C-Reactive Protein/analysis, Echocardiography, *Electric Countershock, Female, Fibrinogen/analysis, Humans, Leukocyte Count, Male, Prospective Studies, Recurrence
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16033606
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00569.x/asset/j.1368-5031.2005.00569.x.pdf?v=1&t=h0tb8540&s=d0b9ade57c884d49b3d6ce70af99f512ccf2a71b
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1111/j.1368-5031.2005.00569.x/asset/j.1368-5031.2005.00569.x.pdf?v=1&t=h0tb8540&s=d0b9ade57c884d49b3d6ce70af99f512ccf2a71b
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en
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Γενική Περιγραφή / Σχόλια
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Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων. Σχολή Επιστημών Υγείας. Τμήμα Ιατρικής