C-Reactive Protein Levels in the Brugada Syndrome

Autor: Aimé Bonny, Joelci Tonet, Manlio F. Márquez, Antonio De Sisti, Abdou Temfemo, Caroline Himbert, Fatima Gueffaf, Fabrice Larrazet, Ivo Ditah, Robert Frank, Françoise Hidden-Lucet, Guy Fontaine
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Cardiology Research and Practice, Vol 2011 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-0597
DOI: 10.4061/2011/341521
Popis: Background. Inflammation in the Brugada syndrome (BrS) and its clinical implication have been little studied. Aims. To assess the level of inflammation in BrS patients. Methods. All studied BrS patients underwent blood samples drawn for C-reactive protein (CRP) levels at admission, prior to any invasive intervention. Patients with a previous ICD placement were controlled to exclude those with a recent (
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