Increased YKL-40 levels in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia: an observational study

ERDOĞAN, TURAN; KOCAMAN, Sinan; Cetin, MUSTAFA; DURAKOĞLUGİL, MURTAZA; Kirbas, AYNUR; CANGA, Aytun; YILMAZ, ADNAN; DOGAN, Sitki; ÇİÇEK, YÜKSEL

doi:10.5152/akd.2013.145

Increased YKL-40 levels in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia: an observational study

ERDOĞAN T., KOCAMAN S. A., Cetin M., DURAKOĞLUGİL M. E., Kirbas A., CANGA A., ...Daha Fazla

ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.13, sa.5, ss.465-470, 2013 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/akd.2013.145
Dergi Adı: ANADOLU KARDIYOLOJI DERGISI-THE ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.465-470
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: YKL-40, a new biomarker of localized inflammation, is secreted by macrophages within the atherosclerotic plaques. Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a clinical entity with unclear etiopathogenesis. Some studies have revealed that CAE may be a form of atherosclerosis that has more localized and intense inflammatory properties than atherosclerosis. The goal of this study was to investigate YKL-40 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with isolated CAE compared to patients with normal coronary arteries (NCA) and coronary artery disease (CAD).