Effect of statins on activity of matrix metalloproteases and serum concentration of cystatin C in patients with various risk of development of ischemic heart disease and in patients after coronary artery bypass surgery

Cherkanova, M.S.; Korolenko, T.A.; Bravve, I.I.; Gerasimova, T.P.

Kardiologiia 52(2): 23-28

2012


ISSN/ISBN: 0022-9040
PMID: 22792735
Document Number: 658809
We compared new non-lipid atherosclerosis indexes related to inflammation and macrophage stimulation (serum concentration of cystatin C, matrix metalloproteases and chitotriosidase activity) with common inflammatory (high sensitivity C reactive protein) and lipid markers in elderly persons and patients with atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease who have undergone coronary bypass surgery.

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