Relationship between serum osteopontin level and atrial fibrillation recurrence in patients undergoing cryoballoon catheter ablation

• Main Authors: Hacı Murat Güneş (Author), Gamze Babur Güler (Author), Ekrem Güler (Author), Gültekin Günhan Demir (Author), Filiz Kızılırmak Yılmaz (Author), Mehmet Onur Omaygenç (Author), Ayşe İstanbullu Tosun (Author), Taylan Akgün (Author), Bilal Boztosun (Author), Fethi Kılıçarslan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Atrial fibrosis augments recurrence rate following AF catheter ablation. Osteopontin is a multifunctional molecule involved in several pathophysiological pathways, in...