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Table 2 Circulating biomarkers of the study population with paroxysmal AF and healthy controls

From: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance-determined left ventricular myocardium impairment is associated with C-reactive protein and ST2 in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

Variables

Paroxysmal AF patients (n = 80)

Healthy controls (n = 20)

P-value

hs-CRP, mg/L

2.2 (1.7–2.3)

1.5 (0.6–1.6)

< 0.001

sST2, ng/mL

16.5 (14.1–18.5)

13.6 (8.5–14.9)

0.007

TGF-β1, ng/mL

12.9 (8.5–15.9)

11.2 (8.3–13.6)

0.480

PIIINP, µg/L

5.5 (3.4–9.9)

4.0 (3.0-10.4)

0.965

  1. Data are expressed as median (IQR)
  2. hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, sST2 soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2, TGF-β1 transforming growth factor beta-1; PIIINP collagen III N-terminal propeptide