title: Association of endothelin-1 with transient myocardial ischemia in patients with unstable angina pectoris.
abstract: In this study we assessed whether serum endothelin-1 levels were associated with indexes of disease severity in unstable angina, including troponin I, C-reactive protein, and transient myocardial ischemia. Endothelin-1 levels were higher in patients who had transient myocardial ischemia and in those who had 3-vessel disease on angiography but were not significantly correlated with levels of C-reactive protein and troponin I.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Cardiologia, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy. g.a.lanza@inwind.it
authors.forename: Gaetano Antonio
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Lanza
authors.forename: Gianluigi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bencardino
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sestito
authors.forename: Sidney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Sgueglia
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Infusino
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Lüscher
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Crea
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000032:analysis; D015716:Electrocardiography, Ambulatory; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019332:Endothelin-1; D014336:Troponin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein