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Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 15-16/2014

01.08.2014 | original article

The association of serum albumin with coronary slow flow

verfasst von: Mustafa Cetin, MD, Cemil Zencir, MD, Hakan Tasolar, MD, Erkan Baysal, MD, Mehmet Balli, MD, Erdal Akturk, MD

Erschienen in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift | Ausgabe 15-16/2014

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Summary

Background

A number of inflammatory markers such as high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (Hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and fibrinogen have been shown to be associated with coronary slow flow (CSF). Our aim was to investigate the relationship between albumin, a long-acting negative acute-phase protein, and CSF.

Methods

A total of 106 patients with angiographically proven slow coronary flow and 57 control subjects with normal coronary flow were included in the study. Serum levels of Hs-CRP and albumin were measured. CSF was defined by Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count (TFC) method.

Results

Serum albumin (s-albumin) was significantly lower in the CSF group (3.79 ± 0.3 vs 4.17 ± 0.3, p < 0.001), whereas Hs-CRP level was significantly higher in the CSF group compared with the controls (1.22 ± 0.79 vs 0.76 ± 0.44, p < 0.001). S-albumin and Hs-CRP were correlated with the mean TFC in the whole study population (r= − 0.574, p < 0.001; r = 0.376, p < 0.001, respectively). Hs-CRP and low s-albumin were found to be significant predictors of CSF in the multivariate analysis. The comparison of receiver-operating characteristics curves for s-albumin and Hs-CRP demonstrated that s-albumin was the strongest predictor of CSF.

Conclusions

We found that s-albumin levels decreased and Hs-CRP levels increased in patients with CSF. S-albumin was also found to have superior predictive value than Hs-CRP for diagnosing CSF. S-albumin, an inexpensive and easily measurable laboratory variable, may be a useful predictor of CSF, especially when other reasons which alter its serum levels were excluded.
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Metadaten
Titel
The association of serum albumin with coronary slow flow
verfasst von
Mustafa Cetin, MD
Cemil Zencir, MD
Hakan Tasolar, MD
Erkan Baysal, MD
Mehmet Balli, MD
Erdal Akturk, MD
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2014
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Wiener klinische Wochenschrift / Ausgabe 15-16/2014
Print ISSN: 0043-5325
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-7671
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-014-0559-8

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