title: Comparison of plasma serotonin levels in patients with variant angina pectoris versus healed myocardial infarction.
abstract: Patients with variant angina pectoris showed greater serotonin plasma levels than did control subjects and patients with healed myocardial infarction. The levels also tended to be greater in those with >1 episode/month than in those with fewer episodes. Moreover, patients with variant angina pectoris also had greater levels of nitrite and nitrate plasma levels than did control subjects or patients with healed myocardial infarction, partly, perhaps, as a compensatory mechanism.
authors: Unitat Coronària, Servei de Cardiologia, Hospital General Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. 5751jfb@comb.es
authors: Jaume
authors: J
authors: Figueras
authors: Enric
authors: E
authors: Domingo
authors: Josefa
authors: J
authors: Cortadellas
authors: Ferran
authors: F
authors: Padilla
authors: David Garcia
authors: DG
authors: Dorado
authors: Rosa
authors: R
authors: Segura
authors: Rosa
authors: R
authors: Galard
authors: Jordi Soler
authors: JS
authors: Soler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000788:Angina Pectoris, Variant / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D011336:Probability; D011379:Prognosis; D012016:Reference Values; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012701:Serotonin / Q000097:blood*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D012701:Serotonin