Journal of Education, Health and Sport (Apr 2017)

Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-1 role in left atrium matrix remodeling in patients with atrial febrillation

  • A. V. Goryachiy,
  • A. I. Gozhenko,
  • E. M. Levchenko,
  • V. V. Goryachiy,
  • M. A. Kuznetsova,
  • M. I. Arapu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1472786
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 7, no. 4
pp. 953 – 962

Abstract

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Method: TIMP-1 was used as a marker for collagen synthesis. The study group comprised 69 people and the control group 23. Results: Patients with persistent and chronic AF had an elevated level of TIMP-1 in comparison with patients with paroxysmal AF (149.63 + 43.71 ng / ml, 155.90 + 45.86 ng / ml vs 131.51 + 36.92 ng / ml, p

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