Relationship between inflammation and atrial fibrillation in patients with isolated rheumatic mitral stenosis.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS), with an increased risk of mortality and morbidity. Although recent data have suggested that the inflammatory process is associated with non-valvular AF, the relationship between inflammation and AF occurrence in MS patients remains unknown. The study aim was to determine whether plasma levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), as...