TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Qing AU - Shen, Hua AU - Min, Jie AU - Gao, Yang AU - Liu, Kai AU - Xi, Wang AU - Yang, Jie AU - Yin, Liang AU - Xu, Jibin AU - Xiao, Jian AU - Wang, Zhinong PY - 2018 DA - 2018/08/15 TI - YKL-40 is highly expressed in the epicardial adipose tissue of patients with atrial fibrillation and associated with atrial fibrosis JO - Journal of Translational Medicine SP - 229 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - YKL-40 (CHI3L1) is a novel biomarker for inflammation, tissue remodeling, and fibrosis, as well as cardiovascular diseases. We investigated the association between YKL-40 expression in epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and atrial fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). SN - 1479-5876 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-018-1598-0 DO - 10.1186/s12967-018-1598-0 ID - Wang2018 ER -