Urinary methylmalonic acid in patients with acute myocardial infarction
Medical Principles and Practice. 2009; 18 (3): 217-222
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ABSTRACT
To investigate urinary methylmalonic acid [uMMA] levels and their relationship with markers of myocyte necrosis and inflammation in patients with acute myocardial infarction [AMI]. The study participants consisted of 80 consecutive patients with AMI and 72 age- and sex-matched consecutive controls. Of the patients, 38 had ST segment elevation myocardial infarction [STEMI] and 42 had non-ST segment elevation. All patients with STEMI underwent fibrinolytic therapy. Routine laboratory tests included troponin-I, creatinine phosphokinase MB [CK-MB], high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP], vitamin B12, folate, homocysteine and methylmalonic acid analyses. uMMA measurements were made by a spectrophotometric method. uMMA levels were significantly higher in patients with AMI than in controls [10.1 vs. 5.2 mmol/mol creatinine, p < 0.001] and higher in patients with anterior MI compared to those with non-anterior MI [18.9 vs. 8.7 mmol/mol creatinine, p < 0.001]. In addition, uMMA levels were significantly higher in patients without successful reperfusion compared to those with successful reperfusion. In patients with STEMI, a strong positive association was found between urinary MMA and plasma hs-CRP levels [r = 0.81, p < 0.001], symptom duration [r = 0.91, p < 0.001] and wall motion score [r = 0.60, p = 0.006]. More importantly, a strong positive association was observed between uMMA and the size of myocardial infarction in patients without successful reperfusion [for CK-MB r = 0.81, p = 0.013; for wall motion score r = 0.82, p = 0.012]. uMMA levels were elevated in patients with AMI and, as such, may be a candidate biochemical indicator of larger infarct size and enhanced inflammation in patients with AMI
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Vitamina B 12
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Miocitos Cardíacos
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Infarto del Miocardio
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Med. Princ. Pract.
Año:
2009
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