ArticleJournal of arrhythmia2023
High sensitivity C reactive protein levels and atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Reduction: What Treatments Work Best Postablation? A Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Pooled it
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- The Detection of Early Changes in Inflammatory Response After Pulmonary Vein Isolation in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Can Predict Late Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The clinical impact of mitochondrial autophagy on very late-onset recurrence after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.European heart journal open · 2025Article
- Correlation and Influencing Factor Analysis Between Gal-3 and Recurrent Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation After Radiofrequency Ablation.Cardiovascular therapeutics · 2025Article
- Association of Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (Hs-CRP) with the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Diabetes.Journal of inflammation research · 2025Article
- Correlation analysis of cardiac electrophysiological characteristics and cardiovascular disease progression in arrhythmia patients.American journal of translational research · 2025Article
- The predictive value of monocyte count to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio combined with left atrial diameter for post-radiofrequency ablation recurrence of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in patients.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Comprehensive review of pulmonary vein stenosis post-atrial fibrillation ablation: diagnosis, management, and prognosis.Cardiovascular intervention and therapeutics · 2024Review
- Conventional and Novel Inflammatory Biomarkers in Chronic Heart Failure Patients with Atrial Fibrillation.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Clarifying the association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and atrial fibrillation recurrence: A comprehensive response.Journal of arrhythmia · 2024Article
- Detailed causality between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023Article
- Inflammatory Markers as Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence: Exploring the C-Reactive Protein to Albumin Ratio in Cryoablation Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- High sensitivity C reactive protein levels and atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of arrhythmia · 2023Article
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Abstract
Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after AF ablation is not uncommon. High sensitivity C reactive protein (hs-CRP) is a widely used inflammatory marker with a potential property to predict AF recurrence. We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis to find an association between hs-CRP levels and AF recurrence after ablation. Methods: We searched PubMed, Embase, and Wiley-Cochrane Library from inception to January 2022 for studies that reported hs-CRP levels in patients who underwent AF ablation. Weighted mean difference (WMD) was used to evaluate the difference between hs-CRP levels in post-ablation AF recurrent and non-recurrent group. Also, the difference between hs-CRP levels in pre- and post-ablation was determined. Results: We identified 10 studies, and a total of 789 patients were included (299 recurrent vs. 490 non-recurrent patients). The mean age was 57.7 years (76.4% male). There was no difference in baseline hs-CRP levels between AF recurrent and non-recurrent group (WMD = 0.05, 95% CI = -0.04 to 0.15, Conclusion: There is no significant difference in baseline hs-CRP levels between AF recurrent and non-recurrent patients after AF ablation. However, higher post-ablation hs-CRP level was found in AF recurrent group. High Sensitivity C reactive protein may play a role as a predictor of AF recurrence.
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