GLYCA, A NOVEL BIOMARKER OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATION, IMPROVES CARDIOVASCULAR RISK PREDICTION IN A HIGH-RISK CORONARY CATHETERIZATION COHORT

Autor: Robert W. McGarrah, Damian M. Craig, Carol Haynes, William E. Kraus, Z. Elaine Dowdy, Svati H. Shah
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 65(10)
ISSN: 0735-1097
DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(15)61606-0
Popis: Inflammatory biomarkers appear to characterize residual cardiovascular (CV) risk on top of traditional risk factors. GlycA is a serum measurement of enzymatically glycosylated acute phase proteins. GlycA correlates with existing inflammatory biomarkers such as C-reactive protein and interleukin-6
Databáze: OpenAIRE