title: Oxidative stress in young subjects with acute myocardial infarction: evaluation at the initial stage and after 12 months.
abstract: In 105 subjects (97 men and 8 women) aged <46 years (mean age 39.6 +/- 5.5 years), with recent acute myocardial infarction (T1), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and total antioxidant status were determined; NO production was evaluated by measuring the nitrite and nitrate (NOx) concentration. The patients with acute myocardial infarction were subdivided according to the main risk factors, number of risk factors, and extent of coronary lesions. The evaluation was repeated after 12 months (T2). In these subjects, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and NOx were significantly increased and total antioxidant status was significantly decreased at T1. In single risk factor, only NO metabolites were significantly lower in acute myocardial infarction subjects who smoke than in subjects who do not. Subdividing the subjects according to the number of risk factors and number of stenosed coronary vessels, there were no significant differences between the subgroups. At T2, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and NOx were decreased and total antioxidant status was increased, but all parameters were still altered.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina Interna, Malattie Cardiovascolari e Nefrourologiche, Università di Palermo, Policlinico-Via del Vespro 129, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Rosalia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: LoPresti
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Catania
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montana
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Gregorio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caimi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D009569:Nitric Oxide