Comprehensive assessment of novel cardiovascular biomarkers in AF

Amelie H Ohlrogge, Daniel Engler, Patricia Schlieker, Ferdinand Seum, Kim Rosebrock, Nicole Nebel, Dora Csengeri, Larissa Fabritz, André Ziegler, Stefan Blankenberg, Paulus Kirchhof, Tanja Zeller, Renate B Schnabel · 2026

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Amelie Ohlrogge and eleven co-authors test four new blood markers against the standard one in atrial fibrillation, in a paper dated 2026. The standard marker, a heart-stretch peptide, already predicts trouble. The newcomers report on vessel growth, heart development signals, and cell stress, and might foresee strokes, heart failure, or death earlier.

The cohort held over a thousand people, half with the rhythm disorder and half at risk, followed for a median of forty-two months. All five markers were measured with high-precision assays. The combined outcome counted strokes, heart attacks, new heart disease, heart failure, and death, which struck about a fifth of participants. Head-to-head marker data across the disease course helps clinics decide whether the newer tests earn a place beside the standard.

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CREATORAmelie H Ohlrogge, Daniel Engler, Patricia Schlieker, Ferdinand Seum, Kim Rosebrock, Nicole Nebel, Dora Csengeri, Larissa Fabritz, André Ziegler, Stefan Blankenberg, Paulus Kirchhof, Tanja Zeller, Renate B Schnabel
YEAR2026
COLLECTIONPAPERS
FORMATTXT
FILE SIZE51 KB
VERSION1.0
LICENSECC BY 4.0
RIGHTSCC BY
SOURCEEurope PMC

Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13199998

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