High Levels of Systemic Myeloperoxidase Are Associated With Coronary Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes | Zendy

Giuseppe Ferrante | Zendy; Masataka Nakano | Zendy; Francesco Prati | Zendy; Giampaolo Niccoli | Zendy; Maria Teresa Mallus | Zendy; Vito Ramazzotti | Zendy; Rocco Antonio Montone | Zendy; Frank D. Kolodgie | Zendy; Renu Virmani | Zendy; Filippo Crea | Zendy

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High Levels of Systemic Myeloperoxidase Are Associated With Coronary Plaque Erosion in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

Author(s) -

Giuseppe Ferrante,

Masataka Nakano,

Francesco Prati,

Giampaolo Niccoli,

Maria Teresa Mallus,

Vito Ramazzotti,

Rocco Antonio Montone,

Frank D. Kolodgie,

Renu Virmani,

Filippo Crea

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.110.955302

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , myeloperoxidase , acute coronary syndrome , coronary atherosclerosis , coronary heart disease , inflammation , myocardial infarction

Systemic levels of myeloperoxidase predict prognosis in patients with acute coronary syndromes and are considered a marker of plaque vulnerability. It is not known whether myeloperoxidase is associated with different coronary morphologies (ie, rupture or erosion of the culprit lesion) in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

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