This study investigated roles of serum ST2, IL-33 and BNP in predicting major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Blood samples were collected from the included AMI patients (n = 180) who underwent PCI. All patients were divided into the MACEs and MACEs-free groups. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was perfo...

BACKGROUND The study aimed to examine the relationship between vitamin D levels and the extent of coronary stenotic lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Experimental evidence points to the involvement of multiple factors in coronary plaque formation, including vitamin D. Little is known, however, about the association of vitamin D level with the intensity...

BACKGROUND The associations between high-sensitivity troponin I (hsTnI) levels and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity and progression remain unclear. We investigated whether there is an association between hsTnI and angiographic severity and progression of CAD and whether the predictive value of hsTnI level for incident cardiovascular outcomes is independent of CAD severity. METHODS AND R...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome (OSAHS) is the most clinically common type of sleep-related breathing disorders. In this study, the effect of OSAHS on ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was investigated. METHODS Seventy-five patients with STEMI were included in this study. The patients were divided into two groups: STEMI accompanied by OSAHS...

BACKGROUND Clinical outcomes of patients with myocardial infarction are primarily determined by the successful restoration of myocardial reperfusion and the severity of coronary atherosclerosis. AIM To investigate the predictive value of Gensini score on ST-segment resolution (STR) in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) for acute ST-elevation myocardial infar...

OBJECTIVE Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) is a novel inflammatory marker that is released from neutrophils. In this study, we evaluated the correlation between serum NGAL level and clinical and angiographic risk scores in patients diagnosed with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS). METHODS Forty-seven random NSTE-ACS patients and 45 patients with normal coron...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the correlation of epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATV) with the coronary artery lesion and its severity. METHODS Inpatients with suspicious stable angina of coronary heart lesion were recruited. For patients with coronary artery lesions in CTA, further coronary angiography (CAG) was performed to evaluate the coronary artery lesion. Gensini scoring system was employed...