-
- Suresh Krishnamoorthy, Sern H Lim, and Gregory Y H Lip.
- University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Science, City Hospital, Birmingham, B18 7QH, UK.
- Ann. Med. 2009 Jan 1; 41 (8): 576-90.
AbstractAtrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity from stroke and thromboembolism. Endothelial damage or dysfunction may contribute to this increased risk of thromboembolism via the mediation of a prothrombotic or hypercoagulable state. However, the precise pathophysiological mechanism(s) relating endothelial (dys)function to AF and thromboembolism are yet to be fully elucidated. This review article aims to provide a comprehensive overview of endothelial (dys)function and AF, as well as the merits and limitations of the different methods used to assess endothelial function in AF.
Notes
Knowledge, pearl, summary or comment to share?You can also include formatting, links, images and footnotes in your notes
- Simple formatting can be added to notes, such as
*italics*,_underline_or**bold**. - Superscript can be denoted by
<sup>text</sup>and subscript<sub>text</sub>. - Numbered or bulleted lists can be created using either numbered lines
1. 2. 3., hyphens-or asterisks*. - Links can be included with:
[my link to pubmed](http://pubmed.com) - Images can be included with:
 - For footnotes use
[^1](This is a footnote.)inline. - Or use an inline reference
[^1]to refer to a longer footnote elseweher in the document[^1]: This is a long footnote..