Early Changes in the Antithrombin and Thrombin-Antithrombin Complex in Patients With Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation.

Journal: Cardiology research
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Data on coagulation changes in paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) are scarce. The aim of this study was to examine plasma antithrombin (AT) levels and activity as well as thrombin-antithrombin (TAT) complex levels in the early hours of the clinical manifestation of PAF.

Authors

  • Mariya Negreva
    First Clinic of Cardiology, Varna University Hospital "St. Marina", Bulgaria.
  • Svetoslav Georgiev
    Second Clinic of Cardiology, Varna University Hospital "St. Marina", Varna, Bulgaria.
  • Krasimira Prodanova
    Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, Technical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
  • Julia Nikolova
    Department of Physiology, Plovdiv Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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