Renal allograft-related inflammation complicated by acute coronary syndromes: A case report.

Introduction: Persistent systemic inflammation is considered to be predictive for future cardiovascular events. Here, in a patient with pyelonephritis of his failed renal allograft, consecutive coronary angiograms proved that coronary artery disease progressed within 3 weeks, when infection was uncontrolled.

Patient Concerns: A 52-year-old male type 2 diabetic with a failed renal allograft suffering from hematuria, leukocyturia, and chest pain at rest was hospitalized.

Role of inducibility and its dynamic change in the outcome of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a single center prospective study.

Background: The role of atrial arrhythmia inducibility as an endpoint of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF) has been a controversial subject in many studies. Our goal is to evaluate the significance of inducibility, the impact of multiple sites or protocols of stimulation or the change in inducibility status in a prospective study including patients with AF undergoing first catheter ablation.

Methods: We studied 170 consecutive patients with AF (62.

Galectin-3 in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation.

Background: Galectin-3 (Gal-3) is an emerging biomarker in heart failure that is involved in fibrosis and inflammation. However, its potential value as a prognostic marker in atrial fibrillation (AF) is unknown. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of AF catheter ablation on Gal-3 and evaluate its prognostic impact for predicting rhythm outcome after catheter ablation.