LGALS3 and atrial fibrillation: Pooled results showed that higher baseline Gal-3 levels were independently associated with a significantly higher risk of AF recurrence after catheter ablation (RR: 1.17 per unit of Gal-3; 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.35; p = 0.03; Figure 2(b)) with moderate heterogeneity (p for Cochrane's Q test = 0.17; I2 = 40%).