THE RELATIONSHIPS OF ISOLATED CORONARY ARTERY ECTASIA WITH UROTENSIN 2 LEVELS, HYPERTENSION AND OTHER ATHEROSCLEROTIC RISK FACTORS

Satiroglu O., UYDU H. A., DURAKOGLUGIL M. E., DEMIR A., KARADAG Z., Bostan M.

ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA, cilt.31, sa.1, ss.149-153, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: ACTA MEDICA MEDITERRANEA
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.149-153
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Isolated coronary artery ectasia, atherosclerosis, vascular remodelling, hypertension, Urotensin II, atherosclerotic risk factors, GROWTH-FACTOR, DISEASE, EXPRESSION
  • Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aims: Isolated coronary artery ectasia (ICAE) is characterized with ectasia of the coronary arteries due to inflammation, atherosclerosis and positive vascular remodelling without concomitant stenosis. Urotensin II (UII) is an important vascular peptide which has influence on vascular remodelling in addition to potent vasoconstrictor effect. We investigated UII levels, hypertension, and other atherosclerotic risk factors in patients with ICAE.