Galectin-3 Regulates Atrial Fibrillation Remodeling and Predicts Catheter Ablation Outcomes

Atrial fibrillation (AF) usually starts as paroxysmal but can evolve relentlessly to the persistent and permanent forms. However, the mechanisms governing such a transition are unknown. The authors show that intracardiac serum levels of galectin (Gal)-3 are greater in patients with persistent than p...

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Main Authors: Takemoto, Yoshio, Ramirez, Rafael J., Yokokawa, Miki, Kaur, Kuljeet, Ponce-Balbuena, Daniela, Sinno, Mohamad C., Willis, B. Cicero, Ghanbari, Hamid, Ennis, Steven R., Guerrero-Serna, Guadalupe, Henzi, Bettina C., Latchamsetty, Rakesh, Ramos-Mondragon, Roberto, Musa, Hassan, Martins, Raphael P., Pandit, Sandeep V., Noujaim, Sami F., Crawford, Thomas, Jongnarangsin, Krit, Pelosi, Frank, Bogun, Frank, Chugh, Aman, Berenfeld, Omer, Morady, Fred, Oral, Hakan, Jalife, José
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4979747/