Does serum ferritin correlate with coronary angiography findings?
| Autor: | Paulo Caramori, Letícia Ribeiro, Luciana Kirschnick, Maria Luiza Brizolara, Cristiane Bauermann Leitão, Waldomiro Carlos Manfroi, Rafael Henriques Candiago, Rosana Cruz, Josiane de Souza, Karen Gomes Ordovas, Alcides José Zago, Juliana Ghisleni de Oliveira |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Angiography Coronary artery disease chemistry.chemical_compound Risk Factors Internal medicine Epidemiology Humans Medicine Prospective Studies Risk factor Prospective cohort study Coronary atherosclerosis Analysis of Variance medicine.diagnostic_test biology business.industry Cholesterol Middle Aged medicine.disease Ferritin Logistic Models chemistry Ferritins Angiography Cardiology biology.protein Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Cardiology. 69:149-153 |
| ISSN: | 0167-5273 |
| Popis: | Background: A number of epidemiological studies have described a positive relationship between serum ferritin levels and coronary heart disease. In this prospective study, we evaluated the association between serum ferritin levels and the angiographic extent of coronary atherosclerosis. Method: We studied 307 consecutive patients (60.9% male, age 60.1±11.0 years) referred for diagnostic coronary angiography. Risk factors for coronary artery disease, lipids and ferritin levels, as well clinical characteristics were recorded from all patients. Two experienced cardiologists blinded for clinical and laboratory data reviewed the cinefilms. Angiographic significant coronary artery disease (CAD) was defined as any more than a 50% diameter stenosis. Results: From the 307 patients, 196 (63.8%) were found to have angiographic significant CAD. The presence of significant CAD was associated with ferritin levels (P=0.015) as well as patient age (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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