Open AccessCorrelation between the serum procalcitonin level and the extension and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Sima Hashemipour,
Hamidreza Pourhosseini,
Ali Hosseinsabet
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cardiovascular endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2574-0954
DOI - 10.1097/xce.0000000000000165
Subject(s) - procalcitonin , medicine , coronary artery disease , myocardial infarction , cardiology , confounding , logistic regression , coronary angiography , correlation , acute coronary syndrome , geometry , mathematics , sepsis
Research has shown correlations between some, but not all, inflammatory mediators and coronary atherosclerosis burden. Conflicting results have been reported on the correlation between the serum procalcitonin (PCT) level and the severity and extension of coronary artery disease (CAD). We evaluated the correlation between PCT and the severity and extension of CAD in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).