Serum High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels and the Development of Atrial Fibrillation in a General Japanese Population ― The Hisayama Study

Background:Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia in the elderly, and causes complications such as cardioembolic stroke. Serum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a marker of systemic inflammation, has been reported to be a risk factor for developing AF in Western countries. Howev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Circulation Journal 2021/07/21, Vol.85(8), pp.1365-1372
Hauptverfasser: Yoshikawa, Tomoko, Hata, Jun, Sakata, Satoko, Nagata, Takuya, Hirakawa, Yoichiro, Hirooka, Yoshitaka, Tsutsui, Hiroyuki, Kitazono, Takanari, Ninomiya, Toshiharu
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