Plasma concentration of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 and oncoming cardiovascular risk in patients with unstable angina pectoris and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
In patients who had unstable angina pectoris and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, initial blood levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 were found not to be higher than those in asymptomatic patients who had coronary artery disease. Although troponin T and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were found to have prognostic value, blood levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 were not predictive of an increased risk of major cardiac events during 6-month follow-up.
Tekin
Göknur
G
Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University, Adana, Turkey. goknurtek@yahoo.com
Tekin
Abdullah
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Sipahi
Ilke
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Kaya
Ayşem
A
Sansoy
Vedat
V
D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000097:blood*
D019010:Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1