The predictive value of C-reactive protein on recurrence of atrial fibrillation after cardioversion with or without treatment with atorvastatin.
Int J Cardiol. 2012 Jun 15;
Authors: Höglund N, Andersson J, Almroth H, Tornvall P, Englund A, Rosenqvist M, Jensen SM, Boman K
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate whether high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels prior to cardioversion (CV) predict recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients randomized to treatment with either atorvastatin or placebo 30 and 180days after CV. METHODS: This was a prespecified substudy of 128 patients with persistent AF randomized to treatment with atorvastatin 80mg/day or placebo, initiated 14days before CV, and continued 30days after CV. HsCRP levels were measured at randomization, at the time of CV, and 2days and 30days after CV. RESULTS: In univariate analysis of those who were in sinus rhythm 2h after CV, hsCRP did not significantly (odds ratio [OR] 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.99-1.25) predict recurrence of AF at 30days. However, after adjusting for treatment with atorvastatin, hsCRP predicted the recurrence of AF (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.01-1.27). In a multivariate logistic regression analysis with gender, age, body mass index (BMI), smoking, cholesterol, and treatment with atorvastatin as covariates, the association was still significant (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.01-1.29). Six months after CV, hsCRP at randomization predicted recurrence of AF in both univariate analysis (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.06-1.60) and in multivariate logistic regression analysis (OR 1.33, 95% CI 1.06-1.67). CONCLUSION: HsCRP was associated with AF recurrence one and six months after successful CV of persistent AF. However, the association at one month was significant only after adjusting for atorvastatin treatment.
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