title: Inflammation and arrhythmias: potential mechanisms and clinical implications.
abstract: Inflammation is a pathological condition known since ancient times. Recent discoveries of inflammatory markers have given new insights into the role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of arrhythmias. This article reviews global data on possible correlations between inflammation - acute or chronic - and cardiac arrhythmias. The authors discuss the role of inflammation in patients with supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias. Collected data support the hypothesis that the inflammatory process may be an important factor in cardiac rhythm disturbances.
authors: Department of Electrocardiology, Chair of Cardiology and Cardiosurgery, Medical University Lodz, Regional Sterling Heart Disease Center, 91-425 Lodz, Sterling 1/3, Poland.
authors: Joanna
authors: J
authors: Lewek
authors: Krzysztof
authors: K
authors: Kaczmarek
authors: Iwona
authors: I
authors: Cygankiewicz
authors: Jerzy K
authors: JK
authors: Wranicz
authors: Pawel
authors: P
authors: Ptaszynski
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers
keywords: atrial arrhythmia; biomarkers; inflammation; myocarditis; pericarditis; ventricular arrhythmia