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Cross-Sectional Associations between Homoarginine, Intermediate Phenotypes, and Atrial Fibrillation in the Community-The Gutenberg Health Study.
Biomolecules - 30 Aug 2018
Niekamp Christoph, Atzler Dorothee, Ojeda Francisco M, Sinning Christoph R, Lackner Karl J, Böger Rainer H, Munzel Thomas, Beutel Manfred E, Schmidtmann Irene, Pfeiffer Norbert, Leuschner Anja, Blankenberg Stefan, Wild Philipp S, Zeller Tanja, Schwedhelm Edzard, Schnabel Renate B
Abstract excerpt
Homoarginine has come into the focus of interest as a biomarker for cardiovascular disease. Atrial fibrillation (AF) causes a substantial increase in morbidity and mortality. Whether circulating homoarginine is associated with occurrence or persistence of AF and may serve as a new predictive biomarker remains unknown. We measured plasma levels of homoarginine in the population-based Gutenberg health study (3761...
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