Role of galectin 3 and epicardial fat thickness in the development of atrial fibrillation in patients with metabolic syndrome
Objective. To evaluate the epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in patients with metabolic syndrome (MS), including paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF). To relate EFT to the fibroid heart marker, i.e. galectin 3. Materials and methods. We examined 100 patients with MS (50 with AF), and 50 h...
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Language: | Russian |
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Academician I.P. Pavlov First St. Petersburg State Medical University
2015-03-01
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Series: | Učenye Zapiski Sankt-Peterburgskogo Gosudarstvennogo Medicinskogo Universiteta im. Akad. I.P. Pavlova |
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Online Access: | https://www.sci-notes.ru/jour/article/view/110 |