ABSTRACT
Objectives: Objective of this study was to assess the serum bilirubin concentration [within the reference range] as a marker for coronary artery disease [CAD]
Study Design: It was a descriptive cross sectional study and simple random sampling technique was adopted for the proceedings
Place And Duration: The study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry and Cardiology at Sheikh Zayed hospital Lahore over a period of one year
Methodology: Thirty known patients of CAD diagnosed by angiography were selected. Same numbers of healthy controls were selected
Results: The results have shown that there was a significant difference in serum bilirubin levels of both groups, when compared statistically
Conclusion: The study suggests an inverse association between serum bilirubin concentration [within the reference range] and risk of CAD and it can be used as a marker to assess predisposition towards ischemic heart disease