Galectin-3 in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation.

BACKGROUND:Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is an emerging biomarker in heart failure that is involved in fibrosis and inflammation. However, its potential value as a prognostic marker in atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of AF catheter ablation on Gal-3 and evalu...

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Main Authors: Jelena Kornej, Josephin Schmidl, Laura Ueberham, Silke John, Sait Daneschnejad, Borislav Dinov, Gerhard Hindricks, Volker Adams, Daniela Husser, Andreas Bollmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4398460?pdf=render