title: Catecholamines and free fatty acids in myocardial infarction and angina.
abstract: Total urinary catecholamines and plasma free fatty acids (FFA) were estimated serially in 50 patients with myocardial infarction (A) and in 27 cases of angina (B). A group of 24 normal healthy subjects (C) were also studied as controls. Catecholamines were significantly high (p is less than 0.001) in group A in the first 48 hours after infarction as compared to group C. Group B did not show significant variation from the normals (C). FFA also tended to increase only in group A in the first 48 hours. Both the parameters had returned to normal by 72 hours. The significance of the findings is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000378:metabolism*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000652:urine*; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D005230:Fatty Acids, Nonesterified