Table 3.
Overview of peripheral blood-based transcriptome analyses of AF patients
| Reference | Tissue | Number of patients | AF type | Matched controls | Method | Focus of the publication |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Jickling et al. 2010) | Whole blood | 10 AF/8 SR | Not stated | Yes | Microarray | Cause of stroke |
| (Lin et al. 2014) | Whole blood | 177 prevalent AF/143 incident AF/2126 SR | Not stated | Yes | Microarray | AF identification |
| (Raman et al. 2016) | Whole blood | 46 | Persistent | Yes | Microarray | After vs. before ECV |
| (Thériault et al. 2017) | Whole blood | 91 AF/325 SR | Paroxysmal/persistent/permanent | Yes | Microarray | AF identification |
AF atrial fibrillation, ECV electrical cardioversion, SR sinus rhythm