Procalcitonin in patients with acute coronary syndrome: correlation with high-sensitive C-reactive protein, prognosis and severity of coronary artery disease.


Senturk T., Cordan J., Baran I., Ozdemir B., Gullulu S., Aydinlar A., ...More

Acta cardiologica, vol.62, no.2, pp.135-41, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.2143/ac.62.2.2020233
  • Journal Name: Acta cardiologica
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.135-41
  • Keywords: acute coronary syndrome, procalcitonin, hsCRP, prognosis, ACUTE MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION, PRACTICE GUIDELINES COMMITTEE, ASSOCIATION TASK-FORCE, UNSTABLE ANGINA, CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE, ACC/AHA GUIDELINES, AMERICAN-COLLEGE, INFLAMMATION, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, MANAGEMENT
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives - The aim 017 this study is to determine the relation of high-sensitive serum C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and procalcitonin with presence and severity of coronary artery disease and early prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).