scholarly journals D-DIMER PENDERITA SINDROM KORONER AKUT DAN STENOSIS

Author(s):  
Birhasani . ◽  
Lisyani B S ◽  
Ria T

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is the multisystem of coronary artery disease. The clinical manifestation of ACS is acute myocardialinfarction (AMI). About 90% coronary attack is caused by thrombus occlusion in coronary artery. The suspect of thrombosis can bediagnosed definitely by Angiography, but it is invasive. D-dimer used to measure thrombosis abnormality and fibrinolisys. The result oftheir correlation between D-dimer with ACS is still controversived. The aim of this research is to analyse, the different between plasmaD-dimer level ACS with stenosis ≥ 50% and stenosis < 50%. This study used a cross sectional design. The study consist of seventeenspecimen ACS with stenosis ≥ 50% and 17 specimen with stenosis < 50%. Plasma D-dimer level was measured with quantitativeagglutination latex method. An independent t-test statistical analysis is used in this study. The average Plasma D-dimer of ACS withstenosis ≥ 50% is 960.2 ± 404.99 µg/L thus ACS with stenosis < 50% is 300.3 ± 128.75 µg/L (p = 0.00). The plasma D-dimer levelof ACS with stenosis ≥ 50% is more significant than ACS with stenosis < 50%.

Angiology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Göktuğ Ertem ◽  
Tolga Han Efe ◽  
Çağrı Yayla ◽  
Mehmet Kadri Akboğa ◽  
Burak Açar ◽  
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The SYNTAX score (SX score) is a useful score for assessing the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD). Previous studies have demonstrated a close relationship between SX score and inflammation. Procalcitonin (PCT) is an early inflammatory marker, especially during sepsis. Thus, in this study, we aimed to investigate the relationship between SX score and serum PCT levels. A total of 545 patients were enrolled in this prospective cross-sectional study and were divided into 2 subgroups, according to their SX score. Serum PCT and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels were measured. Serum PCT levels were higher in the high SX score group compared to the low–intermediate SX score group ( P < .001). Serum PCT levels were an independent predictor of a high SX score in patients with acute coronary syndrome ( P = .001). As patients with a higher SX score had increased serum PCT levels on admission, serum PCT may be useful for identifying patients with severe CAD.


2011 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iraj Mirzaii-Dizgah ◽  
Esmail Riahi

ABSTRACT Aim Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the major cause of death nearly all over the world, and accurate and rapid diagnosis of CAD is of major medical and economic importance. The aim of this study was to evaluate the serum and saliva levels of cathepsin L in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Materials and methods In a cross-sectional study, 39 patients with ACS and 28 with controls were recruited to the study, and cathepsin L levels were measured in serum, resting saliva, and stimulated saliva obtained 12 and 24 h after the onset of ACS by ELISA method. Statistical analyses of Fisher's exact test, the Student's t-test or Kruskal-Wallis test were performed. Results Stimulated saliva cathepsin L levels in patients with ACS 12 hours but not 24 hours after admission showed significant decrease compared with that in control subjects. However, there were no significant differences in serum and unstimulted saliva cathepsin L levels between groups. Conclusion Serum and saliva levels of cathepsin L remain unchanged in patients with ACS and hence may not be a promising factor in CAD risk assessment. Clinical significance It seems that serum and saliva cathepsin L may not be a good biomarker for CHD. Abbreviations CAD: Coronary artery disease, ACS: Acute coronary syndrome, CHD: Coronary heart disease, EU: Emergency unit, MI: Myocardial infarction. How to cite this article Mirzaii-Dizgah I, Riahi E. Serum and Saliva Levels of Cathepsin L in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. J Contemp Dent Pract 2011;12(2):114-119.


2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 49-53
Author(s):  
Archana Bhat ◽  
Arunachalam Ramachandran ◽  
Pradeep Periera ◽  
Akshatha Rao Aroor

Background: Vitamin D, a fat-soluble vitamin has its receptor present in myriad of tissues and it modulates multiple cellular processes. Vitamin D deficiency is reported to be associated with coronary artery disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality worldwide. Aims and Objective: The primary outcome was to investigate if there is a correlation of 25-OH levels with the percentage of luminal stenosis, as measured with coronary angiogram. The secondary outcome was to determine the differences in angiographically proven luminal stenosis across categories of 25-OH vitamin D levels. Materials and Methods: Thirty patients with acute coronary syndrome with diabetes mellitus were included in this cross-sectional descriptive study. All patients were tested for fasting vitamin D levels, fasting blood sugar, HbA1C and serum creatinine. Detailed history of the patients was recorded. Data was analyzed by the statistical software SPSS version 19 and p value <0.05 was considered significant. Statistical tests like Chi- square, independent t test and log regression was used. Results: In this study 30 patients undergoing coronary angiography for acute coronary syndrome, Vitamin D levels showed severe deficiency in 6.7% (2) cases while mild deficiency was seen in 50% of the cases. Patients with single vessel disease on the coronary angiogram had lower mean HbA1C (9.18) levels in our study. Patients with triple vessel disease had poorly controlled mean HbA1C levels (10.42). Conclusion: In this study we did not find any significant difference between the serum Vitamin D deficiency levels with patients with angiographic severity of the coronary artery disease. Patients with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus had more severe angiographic proven coronary artery disease.


Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 595
Author(s):  
Mircea Bajdechi ◽  
Cosmin Mihai ◽  
Alexandru Scafa-Udriste ◽  
Ali Cherry ◽  
Diana Zamfir ◽  
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The pathophysiology of accelerated atherosclerosis in people living with Human Immunofediciency virus (HIV) is complex. Coronary artery disease (CAD) has become an important cause of mortality in these patients. They often have atypical symptoms, leading to frequently missed diagnoses. We report a case of a 51-year-old male undergoing antiretroviral therapy who was admitted for acute coronary syndrome. He had severe coronary artery disease that involved difficult management.


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