Is permanent atrial fibrillation in patients without structural heart disease associated with signs of infection by Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori?
Though presence of permanent AF is associated with elevated CRP levels, this elevation is not the result of earlier infections with Chlamydia pneumoniae or Helicobacter pylori or their combination.
H11 kinase promotes the synthesis of glycogen, an essential fuel for the stressed heart in both conditions of overload and ischemia. Therefore, H11 kinase represents an integrative sensor in the cardiac adaptation to stress by coordinating cell growth, survival and metabolism.