Comparison of C-reactive protein levels in patients with coronary artery ectasia versus patients with obstructive coronary artery disease

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• 作者：Turhan ; Hasan ; Erbay ; Ali Riza ; Yasar ; Ayse Saatci ; Balci ; Mustafa ; Bicer ; Asuman ; Yetkin ; Ertan
• 刊名：The American Journal of Cardiology
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：November 15, 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：94
• 期：10
• 页码：1303-1306
• 全文大小：125 K

文摘

This study evaluated plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, a specific marker of inflammation, in 32 patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE) and compared the results with those of 32 patients with obstructive coronary artery disease without coronary artery ectasia and 30 subjects with angiographically normal coronary arteries. CRP levels were found to be significantly higher in patients with isolated CAE (p <0.001), suggesting that more severe inflammation may be involved in the pathogenesis of CAE.