title: Concentrations of copper, zinc, and magnesium in sera from patients with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
abstract: Trace elements are known to have a key role in myocardial metabolism. The accumulation (cobalt, arsenic, copper) or deficiency (selenium, zinc) of trace elements may be responsible for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. We investigated the trace element concentrations (Cu, Zn, Mg) in sera from patients with dilated cardiomyopathy by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. We observed that patients with dilated cardiomyopathies have higher copper and lower zinc concentrations in serum than healthy controls. The magnesium concentrations of patients did not differ significantly from that of control subjects.
authors.affiliation: Aydin State Hospital, Aydin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Topuzoglu
authors.forename: Ali Riza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Erbay
authors.forename: Aslihan Büyüköztürk
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Karul
authors.forename: Naciye
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yensel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003300:Copper / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013054:Spectrophotometry, Atomic; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D003300:Copper; D008274:Magnesium; D015032:Zinc