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Publication year: 2009
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology, Volume 104, Issue 12, 15 December 2009, Pages 1704-1707
Lu, Zhang , Ru, Ding , Yi, Zhen , Zong-Gui, Wu

Human urotensin II (U-II) is an 11–amnio acid peptide that plays an important role in hypertension and coronary artery disease. However, because there is no information on the role of U-II in the development of lone atrial fibrillation (AF), the goal of this study was to clarify the role of U-II in the development of lone AF. The study enrolled 42 patients (42.1 ± 4.0 years old) with paroxysmal lone AF and 30 healthy gender- and age-matched control subjects. The following factors were measured in blood collected after an overnight fast: glucose, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, high-sensitivity C-reactive…

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