NPPB and atrial fibrillation: The observation of the significant overall decrease of IL-6, P-selectin, hs-cTNT, NTpro-BNP, PTf1+2, and fibrinogen, and the significant transient increase of vWfAg, from the time while in AF to the time of reverse remodeling after restoration of sinus rhythm is consistent with previous reports [2, 27].