title: Measurement of Apolipoprotein B May Predict Acute Coronary Syndrome in Hyper-triglyceridemic Young Population.
abstract: The purpose of this study is to measure apolipoprotein B (ApoB) in hyper-triglyceridemic (HTG) young people of Bangladesh for predicting risk of acute coronary syndrome. This case-control study was carried out in Department of Cardiology, of Mymensingh Medical College Hospital within the period from June 2009 to May 2010. A total 50 case of 18-45 years of age with first attack of acute coronary syndrome admitted in coronary care unit and 50 healthy controls of same age and sex distribution were studied. Twenty (40%) of the studied case and 21(42%) of controls had hyper hyper-triglyceridemia, of those 18(90%) of HTG cases and 12(57.1%) of HTG controls had hyper-ApoB condition. The present study shows significant association of apolipoprotein B as an independent determinant and estimation of ApoB may be an alternative tool for predicting risk of development of acute coronary syndrome in hyper-triglyceridemic young people.
authors.affiliation: Dr Md Abdul Bari, Associate Professor, Department of Cardiology, Mymensingh Medical College (MMC), Mymensingh, Bangladesh; E-mail: mbari61@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bari
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Aditya
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Bhuiyan
authors.forename: M U
authors.initials: MU
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.forename: M Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Husain
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001055:Apolipoproteins B; D001459:Bangladesh; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D001055:Apolipoproteins B