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Serum Fetuin-A, A New Potential Biomarker For Diagnosis Of IHD In Menopausal Women. | ||
| kufa Journal for Nursing sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 119-123 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Safaa Ali Khudhair; Arshad N. AL-Dejaly; Mohammed Emad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: The role of inflammation in atherogenesis would suggest, a great deal of work looking for inflammatory markers that are risk factors for IHD. The most extensively examined markers are fibrinogen, C-reactive protein, IL-6, homocysteine, and fetuin-A. Aim of the study: The present study is focusing on role of biomarker fetuin-A in the diagnosis of IHD in menopausal female. Method: This study involved 76 menopause women suffering from IHD (42 patients with AMI and 34 with angina) and 20 healthy menopause women as control. Patients were divided into subgroups according to the presence of DM and hypertension. Serum Fetuin-A level is estimated in each group. Results: There is significant reduction in serum fetuin-A levels in menopausal women with IHD. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension associated with significant decrease in serum fetuin-A levels in menopausal women with IHD. Conclusion: Serum fetuin-A can be used as biomarker for diagnosis of angina and AMI in menopausal women. Both DM and hypertension have detrimental effect on serum fetuin-A levels. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fetuin; IHD; menopause | ||
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