Association of Plasma Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Levels and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis

Jiao Li; Yajuan Yang; Chee Yuan Ng; Zhiwei Zhang; Tong Liu; Guangping Li

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0155275

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Association of Plasma Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Levels and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis

Jiao Li,

Affiliation Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China
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Yajuan Yang,

Affiliation Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China
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Chee Yuan Ng,

Affiliation Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, Massachusetts General Hospital, 55 Fruit St., Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States of America
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Zhiwei Zhang,

Affiliation Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China
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Tong Liu ,

* E-mail: liutongdoc@126.com (TL); tjcardiol@126.com (GL)

Affiliation Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China
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Guangping Li

* E-mail: liutongdoc@126.com (TL); tjcardiol@126.com (GL)

Affiliation Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ionic-Molecular Function of Cardiovascular disease, Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Institute of Cardiology, Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300211, People’s Republic of China
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Association of Plasma Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Levels and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Meta-Analysis

Jiao Li,
Yajuan Yang,
Chee Yuan Ng,
Zhiwei Zhang,
Tong Liu,
Guangping Li

Published: May 12, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0155275

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