AF: atrial fibrillation; CAD: coronary artery disease; CE: coronary artery embolism; CK: creatine kinase; CRP: C-reactive protein; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LAD: left anterior descending artery; LCX: left circumflex artery; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LMCA: left main coronary artery; PCI: percutaneous coronary intervention; RCA: right coronary artery; STEMI: ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; TIMI: thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; WBC: white blood cell. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is cholesteryl ester measurement.