title: Ischemia modified albumin, high-sensitivity c-reactive protein and natriuretic peptide in patients with coronary atherosclerosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ischemia modified albumin (IMA), is a new biomarker of oxidative processes involved with coronary artery disease (CAD). We determined serum IMA, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP), and natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and evaluated their correlation with severity of coronary atherosclerosis in patients undergoing coronary angiography (CA). Cardiac troponin T (cTnT), CK-MB mass, albumin and Total Antioxidant Status (TAS) were also evaluated.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 114 patients (88 men and 30 women) aged 43-80 years with documented CAD without evidence of acute coronary syndrome undergoing CA and 163 controls (131 men and 32 women) similarly aged.
  
  
  RESULTS
  IMA, hsCRP and NT-proBNP were higher (p<0.001 and p=0.008 for NT-proBNP) while TAS was lower (p<0.001) in patients than in controls. IMA and TAS were negatively correlated in all subjects (p<0.01). Among patients, there was no correlation between IMA and the number of diseased vessels. For CAD diagnosis the best cut-off point for IMA was 101.5 KU/L with a sensitivity and a specificity of 87.7% and a negative predictive value of 83.3%. IMA was associated with an increased risk for CAD (OR=1.23, 95% CI: 1.16-1.31; p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  IMA determination may provide earlier information of CAD presence before hsCRP or NT-proBNP elevation, contributing to early assessment of overall patient risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Medical School, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kazanis
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dalamaga
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nounopoulos
authors.forename: Antonios S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Manolis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sakellaris
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jullien
authors.forename: Amalia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dionyssiou-Asteriou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000097:blood*; D009336:Necrosis; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism*; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D015415:Biomarkers; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides; D012709:Serum Albumin; D020107:Troponin T; D002097:C-Reactive Protein