Review Article
Potential Biological Markers of Atrial Fibrillation: A Chance to Prevent Cryptogenic Stroke
Table 1
Markers of inflammation.
| Biomarker | Trials | Patients | Results | Potential DX efficiency in cryptogenic stroke |
| Pentraxin-3 | 1 prospective trial | 382 | Weak predictor of the recurrence of AF | +− | NLC | 2 retrospective trials | 126/32912 | Useful in predicting stroke in patients with known AF | + |
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+−: questionable; +: potentially useful.
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