Serum selenium deficiency in myocardial infarction and congestive cardiomyopathy
Auzepy, P.; Blondeau, M.; Richard, C.; Pradeau, D.; Therond, P.; Thuong, T.
Acta Cardiologica 42(3): 161-166
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5385 PMID: 3499733 Document Number: 292733
Serum selenium concentration was prospectively measured using the method of thermoelectric atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 129 study participants distributed as follows in three groups: control group (n=48) volunteers without known cardiac or lung disease; group I; patients with congestive cardiomyopathy (n=48), group II: patients with myocardial infarction (n=31). Serum selenium level was 84.73 .+-. 1.79 .mu.g .cntdot. l-1 (m .+-. sem) in the control group, 68.53 .+-. 2.26 .mu.g .cntdot. l-1 in group I and 73.55 .+-. 2.33 .mu.g .cntdot. l-1 in group II. The difference between group I and group II versus the control group was significant (p < 0.01). There was no significant difference between group I and II.