Comparison of C-reactive protein levels in patients with coronary artery ectasia versus patients with obstructive coronary artery disease.
This study evaluated plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, a specific marker of inflammation, in 32 patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) and compared the results with those of 32 patients with obstructive coronary artery disease without coronary artery ectasia and 30 subjects with angiographically normal coronary arteries. CRP levels were found to be significantly higher in patients with isolated CAE (p <0.001), suggesting that more severe inflammation may be involved in the pathogenesis of CAE.
Turhan
Hasan
H
Department of Cardiology, Inonu University Medical Faculty, Malatya, Turkey. drhturhan@yahoo.com <drhturhan@yahoo.com>
Erbay
Ali Riza
AR
Yasar
Ayse Saatci
AS
Balci
Mustafa
M
Bicer
Asuman
A
Yetkin
Ertan
E
D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis*; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D002097:C-Reactive Protein