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The roles of alcohol dehydrogenase in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Pacing and clinical electrophysiology : PACE - 1 Dec 2017
Hu Yu-Feng, Chang Yao-Ting, Lin Yenn-Jiang, Chang Shih-Lin, Lo Li-Wei, Huang Yen-Hua, Liu Tze-Tze, Chen Che-Hong, Tuan Ta-Chuan, Chao Tze-Fan, Chung Fa-Po, Liao Jo-Nan, Te Abigail Louise D, Huang Chi-Ying F, Chen Shih-Ann
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is known to increase the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF). Whether the genotypes of alcohol-metabolizing genes (alcohol dehydrogenase [ADH1B]) are associated with the risk of AF recurrence after catheter ablation remains unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS: The ADH1B genotypes of 281 patients who received catheter ablation for AF were examined. We followed this group of patients to...
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