To determine the presence of anticardiolipin (aCL) antibodies in patients with ischemic events, we designed a case-control study. We studied 33 patients with unstable angina, 33 male patients with myocardial infarction and 34 control subjects with no evidence of ischemic heart disease. Plasma samples were assessed for IgG anticardiolipin antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELI...

Objective: To find outthe frequency of cardiogenic shock in patients with ACS Study design: Cross sectional study Methodology:A calculated sample 240 presented acute coronary syndrome confirmed clinically and/or on the basis ECG and cardiac markers was taken. In addition to collecting basic demographic details were inquired about presence risk factors (smoking status, diabetesand hypertension)....

BACKGROUND Antibody antioxidized low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) might play a role both in atherogenesis and in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes. METHODS AND RESULTS Antibody titres to oxLDL and levels of C-reactive protein were compared in unstable angina, stable angina or peripheral artery disease. Antibody titres to LDL oxidated by CuSO(4)for 2, 4 and 18 h (Cu-oxLDL-Ab(2-4-18)...

BACKGROUND Although the role of enteroviruses has been proved in heart diseases, extensive information is not available on the association between enteroviruses and unstable angina. In the present study, the authors compared the prevalence of enteroviruses in patients with and without unstable angina. METHODS Blood samples were taken from 51 patients with unstable angina and 55 patients witho...

La cardiopatía isquémica (CI) puede presentarse clínicamente como insuficiencia cardiaca, angina de pecho estable, inestable, infarto agudo miocardio y muerte súbita. Estos tres últimos se agrupan bajo el término síndrome coronario (SCA) inestable define la isquemia en reposo o esfuerzo mínimo, ausencia necrosis, cardiomiocitos, lo cual evidencia no liberación los biomarcadores cardíacos necros...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether CD40L/CD154 on platelets and soluble CD40L/CD154 may play a role in the inflammatory process of acute coronary syndromes. DESIGN AND SETTING Observational study in a university hospital. PATIENTS 15 patients with acute myocardial infarction, 25 patients with unstable angina, 15 patients with stable angina, and 12 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES CD40L/CD154...