Modest correlation between serum neopterin levels and Gensini scores in a cohort of patients undergoing coronary angiography


Ozbek C., Baran I., Tutuncu A., Kustarci T., Karaagac K., Ozbek A.

IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, vol.183, no.2, pp.297-301, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 183 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s11845-013-1009-8
  • Journal Name: IRISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.297-301
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective We initially tried to study the possible correlation between the severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) and serum neopterin levels in stable coronary artery disease patients. Also we tried to investigate the neopterin as an indicator for the extent of CAD using the Gensini score.