Vitamin C level in patients with acute myocardial infarction

ABSTRACT

The present study was conducted on 20 patients with acute myocardial infarction and 10 normal volunteers, subsequent classification of our patients as regards being diabetic, hypertensive, smokers and aged above or below 50 years. Plasma level of vitamin C was estimated within the first 6 hours after the diagnosis of myocardial infarction and was found to be significantly lower than in the control group, but no statistical significant variation in the mean plasma level of vitamin C were observed among the patient's subgroups and this could be explained on the basis that acute myocardial infarction may be associated with overwhelming elaboration of free radicals exceeding the levels generated by other causes of oxidative stress