MEDICAL SCIENCE MONITOR, vol.20, pp.463-470, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)
Background: Structural remodeling is associated with the fibroinflammatory process in the atrial extracellular matrix. In the present study we aimed to investigate whether serum levels of new circulating remodeling markers differ in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) compared to patients with sinus rhythm.