Studies of blood ascorbic acid levels in acute myocardial infarction.
Fasting serum samples from 53 patients with an acute myocardial infarction were investigated for their vitamin C content during the first week of their illness. The vitamin C levels found were generally within the accepted normal limits. However, there were highly significant lower levels on the second to the fifth post-infarction days, as compared with those found on days six to eight.
D000208:Acute Disease; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood*; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D013997:Time Factors
D001205:Ascorbic Acid