title: Relation of C-reactive protein correlates with risk of thromboembolism in patients with atrial fibrillation.
abstract: The relation between C-reactive protein, an inflammatory marker, and thromboembolic risk factors was investigated in 104 patients with atrial fibrillation and found that patients with transesophageal echocardiography identified thromboembolic risk factors had greater C-reactive protein levels than those without (1.00 vs 0.302 mg/dl). C-reactive protein also correlated with clinical stroke risk factors. Increased C-reactive protein levels were also independently associated with transesophageal echocardiographic thromboembolic risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Senthil K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Thambidorai
authors.forename: Kapil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Parakh
authors.forename: David O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Tushar K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Oussama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Wazni
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Jasper
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Van Wagoner
authors.forename: Mina K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: R Daniel
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Allan L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012372:ROC Curve; D012307:Risk Factors; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D002097:C-Reactive Protein