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Exploration of pathophysiological pathways for incident atrial fibrillation using a multiplex proteomic chip.
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- Circulating Proteomics and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review of Cohort Studies.Journal of cellular and molecular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Relationship between serum growth differentiation factor 15, fibroblast growth factor-23 and risk of atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Screening of Multiple Biomarkers Associated With Ischemic Stroke in Atrial Fibrillation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2020Trial
- Osteopontin in Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Remodeling.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Review
- Olink Proteomics in Heart Failure: A Comprehensive Review of Applications From Biomarker Discovery to Pathophysiological Insights and Clinical Implementation.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- The Role of Biochemical Cardiac Markers in Atrial Fibrillation.The Journal of innovations in cardiac rhythm management · 2023Review
- Recruited macrophages elicit atrial fibrillation.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- Clinical and Molecular Implications of Osteopontin in Heart Failure.Current issues in molecular biology · 2022Review
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- Proteomics and Risk of Atrial Fibrillation in Older Adults (From the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities [ARIC] Study).The American journal of cardiology · 2021Article
- Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Atrial Fibrillation-Mechanisms and Pharmacological Interventions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Atrial fibrosis underlying atrial fibrillation (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2021Article
- Exercise training in the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: study protocol of the Cologne ExAfib Trial.BMJ open · 2020Article
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Abstract
Objective: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia and associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Its increasing prevalence calls for novel biomarkers to identify underlying pathophysiological mechanisms as well as patients at risk. Methods: Plasma samples from 1694 individuals from the Swedish population-based Malmö Preventive Project (mean age 69.5 years; 29.3% female; mean follow-up time 9.7±3.1 years) were analysed with the Olink proximity extension assay CVD III panel consisting of 92 proteins to identify proteins associated with incident AF or atrial flutter, referred to as incident AF. Incident cases of AF (n=278) were retrieved by linkage to the registers. Participants were followed until the first episode of AF or until censoring by death or emigration. Bonferroni-corrected multivariable Cox regression models adjusted for known risk factors were used to explore possible associations of the 92 proteins and incidence of AF. Results: Multivariable Cox regression analyses of 11 proteins associated with incident AF (mean follow-up time 9.7±3.1 years) after Bonferroni correction confirmed N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (HR per 1 SD increment (95% CI) 1.80 (1.58 to 2.04); p=1.2×10 Conclusion: In a general Swedish population, we confirmed the well-known association of NT-proBNP with incident AF and also identified matrix metalloproteinase-2 and osteopontin as novel risk markers for incident AF, independently of traditional risk factors and NT-proBNP.
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