Ischemia-modified albumin and total antioxidant status in patients with slow coronary flow: a pilot observational study

Koc F., Erdem S., Altunkas F., Ozbek K., Gul E. E., Kurban S., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.11, no.7, pp.582-587, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 11 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2011.159
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.582-587
  • Keywords: Antioxidant status, ischemia-modified albumin, slow coronary flow, INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, OXIDATIVE STRESS, ARTERY-DISEASE, SUPEROXIDE-DISMUTASE, MARKER, DIAGNOSIS, INTERVENTION, POLYMORPHISM, PARAMETERS
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Slow coronary flow (SCF) is defined as late opacification in the epicardial coronary arteries without significant stenosis. The underlying mechanism of SCF is similar to coronary atherosclerosis. Free radical damage may be responsible for the pathology. In this study, we aimed to investigate ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) levels and differences with regard to total antioxidant status (TAS) between patients with normal coronary arteries and patients with SCF without significant stenosis.