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Vascular Endothelial Dysfunction and Immunothrombosis in the Pathogenesis of Atrial Fibrillation.
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- Association Between TNF-Alpha Levels and Atrial Fibrillation Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical and applied thrombosis/hemostasis : official journal of the International Academy of Clinical and Applied Thrombosis/HemostasisPooled it
- Inflammation, Endothelial Dysfunction, and Platelet Dysregulation in Atrial Fibrillation with Chronic Kidney Disease: Toward a Biology-Informed Anticoagulation Strategy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Rivaroxaban versus warfarin: differential effects on oxidative stress and fibrinolytic markers in atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2026Article
- Assessment of Blood Endothelial Cell Biomarkers in Women and Men with Abnormal Body Mass and Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Based on CHA2DS2-VASC Score: A Retrospective Study.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Atrial Fibrillation (AF) induces proinflammatory processes which incite vascular endothelial activation and dysfunction. This study seeks to examine the potential relationship between various endothelial, inflammatory, thrombotic, and renin-angiotensin-system (RAS) biomarkers in AF patients.Blood samples were from AF patients (n = 110) prospectively enrolled in this study prior to their first AF ablation. Control plasma samples (n = 100) were used as reference. All samples were analyzed for endothelial (NO, ICAM-1, VEGF, TF, TFPI, TM, Annexin V), inflammatory (IL-6, TNFα, CRP), thrombotic (vWF, tPA, PAI-1, TAFI, D-dimer), and RAS (Renin, Ang-II) biomarkers using ELISA methods. Biomarker average comparisons and Spearman correlations were performed.AF patients showed varying levels of biomarker increase compared to controls. We observed a significant decrease of Ang-II in the AF population relative to controls when stratified for the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) or angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB) upon study enrollment. AF patients showed statistically significant correlations between the following biomarkers: TNFα vs IL-6 (r
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