Biochemical Marker to Predict the Recurrence of Atrial Fibrillation After Surgical Maze Procedure

Samsung Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00542659

2005-02-019

Details and patient eligibility

About

The role of plasma NT-proBNP, hsCRP, TIMP-1(Tissue inhibitors of MetalloProteinase-1),TGF-b, MMP-3(Matrix MetalloProteinase-3), and pro-MMP-1 in predicting the recurrence of AF after surgical Maze procedure.

The association of expression of CTGF, TGF-b, BNP, ANP, collagen-1, and collagen-3 in LA with the recurrence of AF after surgical Maze procedure.

Enrollment: 86 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30 to 75 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The patients who have valvular heart disease with atrial fibrillation and are scheduled for operation

Exclusion criteria

• Coronary heart disease
• Congestive heart failure