Relationships of CRP and P Wave Dispersion With Atrial Fibrillation in Hypertensive Subjects

• Published in: American journal of hypertension Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 202 - 207
• Main Authors: Tsioufis, Costas, Syrseloudis, Dimitris, Hatziyianni, Awalia, Tzamou, Vanessa, Andrikou, Ioannis, Tolis, Panaglotis, Toutouzas, Kostas, Michaelidis, Andreas, Stefanadis, Christodoulos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basingstoke Oxford University Press 01.02.2010; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Aged; Arterial hypertension. Arterial hypotension; atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - blood; Atrial Fibrillation - etiology; Atrial Fibrillation - physiopathology; Biological and medical sciences; Blood and lymphatic vessels; blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Blood Pressure Monitoring, Ambulatory; Body Mass Index; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cross-Sectional Studies; CRP; Echocardiography; Electrocardiography; Electrophysiology; Experimental diseases; Female; Humans; hypertension; Hypertension - blood; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - physiopathology; inflammation; Linear Models; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial Contraction - physiology; P wave dispersion; Pulsatile Flow - physiology; CRP; P wave dispersion; blood pressure; atrial fibrillation; inflammation; hypertension; Human; Hypertension; Arrhythmia; Heart disease; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular disease; Arterial pressure; Inflammation; Blood pressure; Excitability disorder

Background Although inflammation has been shown to be implicated in the pathophysiology of atrial fibrillation (AF), little is known about its involvement in the accompanying atrial electrical remodeling expressed by P wave dispersion (Pdisp). Methods Fifty hypertensive subjects with documented paro...