Cancer antigen-125 and risk of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Angel Cheung, Mengqi Gong, Roberto Bellanti, Sadeq Ali-Hasan-Al-Saegh, Guangping Li, Eulàlia Roig, Julio Núñez, Thomas D Stamos, Mehmet Birhan Yilmaz, Kaya Hakki, William K K Wu, Sunny Hei Wong, Wing Tak Wong, George Bazoukis, Konstantinos Lampropoulos, Lah Ah Tse, Jichao Zhao, Gregory Y H Lip, Adrian Baranchuk, Martin C S WongTong Liu, Gary Tse

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Abstract

Background: Cancer antigen-125 (Ca-125) is traditionally recognised as a tumour marker and its role in cardiovascular diseases has been studied only in recent years. Whether Ca-125 is elevated in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and its levels predict the risk of AF remains controversial. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the association between Ca-125 levels and AF.

Methods: PubMed and EMBASE databases were searched until 1 June 2017 for studies that evaluated the association between Ca-125 and AF. Inclusion criteria included studies that compare Ca-125 in patients with and without AF, or those reporting HRs/ORs for risk of AF stratified by Ca-125 levels.

Results: A total of 39 entries were retrieved from the databases, of which 10 studies were included in the final meta-analysis. Ca-125 was significantly higher in patients with AF compared with those in sinus rhythm (mean difference=16 U/mL, 95% CI 2 to 30 U/mL, P<0.05; I2: 98%). Ca-125 significantly increased the risk of AF (HR: 1.39, 95% CI 1.06 to 1.82, P<0.05; I2: 84%).

Conclusion: Ca-125 was significantly higher in patients with AF than in those in sinus rhythm, and high Ca-125 is predictive of AF occurrence. However, the high heterogeneity observed means there is an uncertainty in the relationship between Ca-125 and AF, which needs to be confirmed by larger prospective studies.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer010970
TidsskriftHeart Asia
Vol/bind10
Udgave nummer1
Sider (fra-til)e010970
Antal sider6
ISSN1759-1104
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 1 jan. 2018

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