title: Plasma EMMPRIN levels in acute myocardial infarction and stable coronary artery disease.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the plasma levels of soluble extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer (EMMPRIN) differed among the patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), non-STEMI (NSTEMI) and stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and the healthy controls, and to identify the factors associated with the differences in plasma levels of this this protein among patients in these groups.
  
  
  
  Plasma EMMPRIN levels were compared among four age- and sex-matched groups of patients with STEMI, NSTEMI and stable CAD and healthy controls (n=44 per group), then logistic regression and correlation analyses were conducted for the whole acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients group.
  
  
  
  EMMPRIN levels were significantly higher in the STEMI (39.4±9.2ng/mL) and NSTEMI (37.1±10.5ng/mL) groups than in either the stable CAD (27.5±4.7ng/mL) or control (24.5±5.8ng/mL) groups (p.
authors.affiliation: . mnecdetakkus@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Mehmet N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Akkus
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ormam
authors.forename: Sabri
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Seyis
authors.forename: Çagdas
authors.initials: Ç
authors.lastname: Baran
authors.forename: Aysegül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Görür
authors.forename: Mehmet N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Bilen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D051926:Basigin / Q000097:blood*; D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000737:chemistry; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood*; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D012044:Regression Analysis; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C497886:BSG protein, human; D020107:Troponin T; D051926:Basigin; D002097:C-Reactive Protein; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form