investigate the association between the development of coronary heart disease and serum levels of adiponectin

ABSTRACT

To investigate the association between the development of coronary heart disease and serum levels of Adiponectin. It was a case control study done at the Department of Physiology Basic Medical Sciences Institute [BMSI] Jinnah Post Graduate Medical Centre [JPMC] in colaboration with Abassi Shaheed Hospital Karachi. The study included total 100 subjects, 50 subjects with angiographically confirmed coronary heart disease and 50 normal healthy age and gender matched controls. All the subjects were breifed about the the nature of the study and an informed concent were taken from all the recruits. Adiponectin serum concentration was found [7.1microL] in coronary disease patients, and the serum concentration of adiponectin in control subjects was [11.98 microL]