Research Article

Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia

Volume: 10 Number: 1 March 16, 2020

Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the plasma fibrinogen levels in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE). Materials and Methods: The study population included 154 patients, of whom 52 had isolated CAE, 52 had stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and 50 had normal coronary arteries (NCA). The severity of isolated CAE was determined using the Markis classification. All the subjects underwent complete physical examinations, including a detailed medical history, complete blood count and biochemical parameters. Plasma fibrinogen levels also were measured in all subjects. Results: The baseline characteristics of the three groups were similar. Plasma fibrinogen levels were significantly higher in the CAE group and CAD group than in the NCA group (383.3 ± 53.0 mg/dl and 400.8 ± 50.6 mg/dl vs 324.0 ± 56.4 respectively, p < 0.001). No difference was found between the CAE and CAD groups. The fibrinogen level was significantly higher in the type 1 Markis subgroup than in the type 2 and type 3 subgroups (P <0.001). In multivariate logistic regression analyses, fibrinogen level was independently and significantly associated with isolated CAE. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that fibrinogen levels > 325 mg/dl identified patients with isolated CAE. Conclusions: Plasma fibrinogen is an easily measurable systemic inflammatory biomarker that is independently associated with CAE presence and severity. This suggests that fibrinogen may be involved in the pathophysiology of CAE.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Cem Özde
Türkiye

Publication Date

March 16, 2020

Submission Date

December 11, 2019

Acceptance Date

February 25, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Özde, C., Kayapinar, O., & Afşin, H. (2020). Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia. Sakarya Medical Journal, 10(1), 82-92. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.657938
AMA
1.Özde C, Kayapinar O, Afşin H. Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2020;10(1):82-92. doi:10.31832/smj.657938
Chicago
Özde, Cem, Osman Kayapinar, and Hamdi Afşin. 2020. “Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia”. Sakarya Medical Journal 10 (1): 82-92. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.657938.
EndNote
Özde C, Kayapinar O, Afşin H (March 1, 2020) Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia. Sakarya Medical Journal 10 1 82–92.
IEEE
[1]C. Özde, O. Kayapinar, and H. Afşin, “Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia”, Sakarya Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 82–92, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.31832/smj.657938.
ISNAD
Özde, Cem - Kayapinar, Osman - Afşin, Hamdi. “Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia”. Sakarya Medical Journal 10/1 (March 1, 2020): 82-92. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.657938.
JAMA
1.Özde C, Kayapinar O, Afşin H. Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2020;10:82–92.
MLA
Özde, Cem, et al. “Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia”. Sakarya Medical Journal, vol. 10, no. 1, Mar. 2020, pp. 82-92, doi:10.31832/smj.657938.
Vancouver
1.Cem Özde, Osman Kayapinar, Hamdi Afşin. Association Between Plasma Levels of Fibrinogen and the Presence and Severity of Coronary Artery Ectasia. Sakarya Medical Journal. 2020 Mar. 1;10(1):82-9. doi:10.31832/smj.657938

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