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World J Cardiol. Jul 26, 2025; 17(7): 108363
Published online Jul 26, 2025. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v17.i7.108363
Hematological parameters in atrial fibrillation: A literature review
Saira Rafaqat, Ali Hassan, Ahmad Usman, Iman Hussain, Aneeza Waris Hussain Rathore, Muhammad Faheem Tariq, Hooria Naseem, Sara Khan, Masooma Zaidi
Saira Rafaqat, Hooria Naseem, Sara Khan, Masooma Zaidi, Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
Ali Hassan, Ahmad Usman, Iman Hussain, Aneeza Waris Hussain Rathore, Department of Cardiology, Army Cardiac Hospital/CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
Muhammad Faheem Tariq, Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan Medical and Dental College, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
Author contributions: Rafaqat S, Khan S, Usman A, Zaidi M and Hussain I carried out the study design and data collection; Rafaqat S, Hassan A, Tariq MF, Naseem H and Hussain Rathore AW wrote the manuscript; Rafaqat S gave the manuscript editing services; All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Saira Rafaqat, PhD, Doctor, Department of Zoology, Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Near Wapda Flats, Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan. saera.rafaqat@gmail.com
Received: April 14, 2025
Revised: April 26, 2025
Accepted: July 2, 2025
Published online: July 26, 2025
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Core Tip: Hematological variables predict the occurrence and recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF). This review article specifically only focuses on haemoglobin, hematocrit, platelet count, white blood cells, lymphocytes, neutrophils, monocytes, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and red blood cells in the pathophysiology of AF.