Published 2020-04-07
Keywords
- biochemical marker,
- cardiac troponin,
- myoglobin,
- myocardial damage,
- radiofrequency ablation
- tachyarrhythmia ...More
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Copyright (c) 2020 Zayfrid O.L., Chueva K.A., Vasichkina E.S., Mikhailov A.V., Lebedev D.S., Nikitina I.L., Tatarskiy R.B.

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Abstract
This study presents literature data over the past few years on markers of acute myocardial damage after radiofrequency ablation. Information on markers such as troponin I and T, creatine phosphokinase and its fractions, CRP and interleukins and myoglobin is presented in detail. For each potential myocardial damage indicator, data related to their expression site, chemical basis of each marker and correlation between the degree of damage caused by radiofrequency exposure and the levels of various biomarkers of myocardial damage are provided.
Received 12 November 2019. Revised 26 February 2020. Accepted 27 February 2020.
Funding: The study did not have sponsorship.
Conflict of interest: Authors declare no conflict of interest.
Author contributions
Conception and study design: O.L. Zajfrid, R.B. Tatarsky, E.S. Vasichkina
Drafting the article: O.L. Zajfrid, K.A. Chueva, A.V. Mikhailov
Critical revision of the article: O.L. Zajfrid, R.B. Tatarsky, E.S. Vasichkina, I.L. Nikitina, D.S. Lebedev
Final approval of the version to be published: O.L. Zajfrid, K.A. Chueva, E.S. Vasichkina, A.V. Mikhailov, D.S. Lebedev, I.L. Nikitina, R.B. Tatarsky
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