Association Between Chromosome 4Q25 Polymorphism RS2200733 and the Incidence of Atrial Fibrillation in Bulgarian Patients

• Published in: Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research
• Main Authors: Yakova-Hristova, Dilyana M., Hristov, Martin I., Rashev, Tihomir R., Todorova, Yoana M., Tonchev, Pencho T., Stancheva-Hristova, Nadya Y., Tisheva-Gospodinova, Snezhanka T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Walter de Gruyter GmbH 2018
• Subjects: General Medicine; Long Arm; Armitage; Iceland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2018-0016; https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/jbcr/11/2/article-p118.xml; https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/jbcr-2018-0016

Summary Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the commonest type of arrhythmia seen in everyday clinical practice, which leads to a significant increase in both morbidity and mortality. Its incidence increases with age and tends to turn into an epidemic. The cause of AF in 10-20% of cases remains unknown. Sev...