title: The Inflammatory Hypothesis of Atrial Fibrillation: Diagnostic Marker, Therapeutic Target, or Innocent Bystander?
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Chance
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Witt
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Suraj
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapa
mesh_terms: D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000097:blood*; D064752:Atrial Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D037502:Galectin 3 / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D037502:Galectin 3
keywords: atrial fibrillation; biomarkers; fibrosis; galectin-3; inflammation