Serum Chitotriosidase Activity in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Articles > Article · 2013
Authors: Bekir Serhat YILDIZ, Burcu BARUTÇUOĞLU, Yusuf Izzettin Alihanoglu, Mustafa Beyazit ALKAN, Murat BILGIN, Ilker GUL, Hasan GUNGOR, Fatma ESIN, Ahmet SAYIN, Mehdi ZOGHİ
JOURNAL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2013, vol 20, pp 134-141
DOI: 10.5551/jat.13920
Summary
Aim: Inflammation is a critical participant in mediating all stages of cardiovascular disease. Studies related with chitotriosidase that was recently found to be relevant to arterial inflammation. In this study we evaluated activity of serum chitotriosidase in acute coronary syndrome patients and its relationship with cardiovascular events, cardiac enzymes and inflammatory indicators.