title: Changes of collagen metabolism predict the left ventricular remodeling after myocardial infarction.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the predictive value of cardiac collagen metabolism "in vivo" in patients with myocardial infarction (MI) treated with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-five patients (age 66 +/- 8.27) underwent biochemical analysis for cardiac collagen metabolism (groups A, B and C); 30 patients with their first MI were treated with successful PCI (group A; n = 30), group B (n = 5) were MI patients with unsuccessful PCI. Group C were patients without MI (n = 10), they underwent elective diagnostic coronary angiography only. The collagen metabolism was analyzed in acute and subacute MI phases by using serum blood markers: the carboxy-terminal propeptide of type I procollagen (PICP), amino-terminal propeptide of type III procollagen (PIIINP) and carboxy-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (ICTP). Furthermore, the ejection fraction (EF) and left ventricular end-diastolic volume maximal changes in the course of 6 months were measured by echocardiography.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A significant increase of both PICP and PIIINP on day 4 following MI was detected. Furthermore, PICP and PIIINP level assessed on the 30th day was significantly higher in the PCI unsuccessful group versus successful group. PICP level on day 4 above 110 microg/l and PIIINP level above 4 microg/l was significantly often found in the subgroup of patients with the EF improvement less than 10% or worsening and with significant left ventricular dilatation during 6 months follow-up. Cardiac catheterization itself does not affect collagen metabolism.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We concluded that collagen metabolism markers enable to study in vivo the MI healing and to predict left ventricular functional and volume changes.
authors.affiliation: Cardiocenter, Department of Cardiology, 3rd Medical School, Charles University and University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic, Europe. jirmar@fnkv.cz
authors.forename: Jirmar
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Radovan
authors.forename: Pelouch
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vaclav
authors.forename: Widimsky
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Petr
authors.forename: Capek
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jan
authors.forename: Andel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Michal
authors.forename: Prusa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: Pechova
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martina
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D003094:Collagen / Q000378:metabolism*; D024042:Collagen Type I; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000378:metabolism*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D010455:Peptides; D011347:Procollagen / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D024042:Collagen Type I; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D011347:Procollagen; C052929:collagen type I trimeric cross-linked peptide; C041876:procollagen Type III-N-terminal peptide; C042813:procollagen type I carboxy terminal peptide; D003094:Collagen