Meyre PB, Sticherling C, Spies F, et al. - Researchers created multivariable adjusted Cox models to determine if plasma concentrations of C-reactive protein (CRP) are related to long-term atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation. Before intervention, plasma CRP levels were recorded in patients who received first catheter ablation for AF. Following 12 months, AF recurrence was assessed. This study involved a total of 711 patients (mean age: 61 years, 25% women), of those, 247 patients (35%) suffered AF recurrence post-ablation. As per findings, a higher risk of AF recurrence was observed in relation to increasing pre-interventional CRP concentrations among patients receiving catheter ablation for AF.