The Sensitivity and Specificity of High Sensitive CRP, D-Dimer and IL-6 in Acute Coronary Syndrome

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YİĞİT Ö., ÇETE Y., Eken C., GÖKSU E.

BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL, vol.28, no.4, pp.429-434, 2011 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/balkanmedj.2011.010
  • Journal Name: BALKAN MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.429-434
  • Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, CRP, D-dimer, IL-6, C-REACTIVE PROTEIN, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, UNSTABLE ANGINA-PECTORIS, APPARENTLY HEALTHY-MEN, LONG-TERM MORTALITY, ARTERY-DISEASE, PLASMA-CONCENTRATION, INTERLEUKIN-6 LEVELS, MISSED DIAGNOSES, PROGNOSTIC VALUE
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: ACS is the life threatening causes of chest pain. The aim of this study is to detect the sensitivity and specificity of CRP, IL-6 and D-dimer and identify their role in predicting adverse cardiac events.