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GJA1 gene polymorphism is a genetic predictor of recurrence after pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
Heart rhythm - 1 Dec 2022
Okamura Sho, Ochi Hidenori, Onohara Yuko, Nakashima Mika, Akiyama Rie, Tokuyama Takehito, Okubo Yousaku, Ikeuchi Yoshihiro, Miyauchi Shunsuke, Miyamoto Shogo, Oguri Naoto, Uotani Yukimi, Odake Yodo, Chayama Kazuaki, Kihara Yasuki, Nakano Yukiko
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Atrial fibrillation (AF) and recurrence of AF after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) have been linked to sinus node dysfunction. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the heart rate-associated single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) identified in genome-wide association studies and recurrence of AF after PVI. METHODS: In this study, patients with paroxysmal AF...
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