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Trial reportJournal of thrombosis and thrombolysis2014

Association of circulating factor seven activating protease (FSAP) and of oral Omega-3 fatty acids supplements with clinical outcome in patients with atrial fibrillation: the OMEGA-AF study.

Mariana S Parahuleva, Sandip Kanse, Hans Hölschermann, Kirila Zheleva, Daniel Zandt, Michael Worsch, Behnoush Parviz, Norbert Güttler, Harald Tillmanns, Andreas Böning and 1 more

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Trial report in Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mariana S ParahulevaInternal Medicine I/Cardiology and Angiology, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Klinikstr. 36, 35392, Giessen, Germany, mariana.parahuleva@innere.med.uni-giessen.de.
Sandip Kanse
Hans Hölschermann
Kirila Zheleva
Daniel Zandt
Michael Worsch
Behnoush Parviz
Norbert Güttler
Harald Tillmanns
Andreas Böning
Ali Erdogan
Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg · DEAccadis Hochschule Bad Homburg · DEUniversity of Oslo · NO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Factor VII Activating Protease (FSAP) activates factor VII (FVII) as well as pro-urokinase (uPA). Our goal was to evaluate the relation between plasma levels of FSAP and clinical instability in atrial fibrillation (AF) and possible effects of oral omega-3 fatty acids (FA) supplements. 101 patients with persistent AF were analyzed in the OMEGA-AF Study. Plasma FSAP levels were measured at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment with omega-3 FA. The median FSAP antigen concentration, in contrast to FSAP activity, was higher in patients with persistent AF. The maintenance of SR after successful cardioversion (CV) did not lead to a normalization of FSAP concentration. Supplementation with omega-3 FA but not placebo significantly reduced elevated FSAP concentration. Furthermore, elevated FSAP levels did not indicate a significantly increased risk of recurrence of AF after electrical CV or cardiovascular clinical events during 1 year of follow-up. Plasma FSAP concentration was increased in patients with AF and may be involved in the pathogenesis of this condition. The possible effects of omega-3 FA on clinical AF potential could be linked with modulation of circulating FSAP levels.

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Dietary SupplementsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial FibrillationDouble-Blind MethodFatty Acids, Omega-3FemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedSerine EndopeptidasesFatty Acids, Omega-3HABP2 protein, humanSerine Endopeptidases

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PMID23575879
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