title: Element concentrations (selenium, copper, zinc, iron, magnesium, potassium, phosphorous) in heart tissue of patients with coronary heart disease correlated with physiological parameters of the heart.
abstract: The element concentrations (Cu, Zn, Se, Fe, K, Mg, P) of heart tissue taken from patients with coronary heart disease during bypass surgery were measured and related to physiological parameters of the heart. There was no relationship between the element concentrations and the number of vessels stenosed, the occurrence of myocardial infarction or classification according to the NYHA. When the element concentrations of the heart were related with parameters characterizing cardiac output, such as ejection fraction and cardiac index, positive statistically significant correlations were found for selenium, iron, copper, zinc and phosphorus.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Chemie und Laboratoriumsmedizin, Universitätsklinik Mainz, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Oster
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dahm
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oelert
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007501:Iron / Q000378:metabolism; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000378:metabolism; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism; D012008:Recurrence; D012643:Selenium / Q000378:metabolism; D014131:Trace Elements / Q000378:metabolism*; D015032:Zinc / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014131:Trace Elements; D010758:Phosphorus; D003300:Copper; D007501:Iron; D012643:Selenium; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc; D011188:Potassium