Journal of Blood & Lymph

The Effects of Cardioversion on the Prothrombotic Markers and CRP in the Atrial Fibrillation

Abstract

Gökhan Özmen, Mehmet Demir and Alparslan Birdane

Background

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered cardiac arrhythmia in clinical practice. There are increasing evidences indicating that AF is associated with inflamation, abnormal hemostasis, fibrinolysis, thrombocytic and endothelial functions as well as creating a prothrombot.