The expression of Reg3β and other inflammatory markers including C-reactive protein (CRP) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) was measured by immunoblotting at serial time points in the hearts and serum of mice with acute MI.
On admission, patients with apical Takotsubo syndrome showed a lower body mass index, less frequent chest pain/tightness, lower systolic blood pressure, higher heart rate, lower creatine kinase, higher C-reactive protein and brain natriuretic peptide, and less frequent ST-elevation than patients with anterior acute myocardial infarction.
At a median of 15 weeks after initial clinical presentation, higher circulating levels of MMP2 and MMP9 were independently associated with acute MI after statistical adjustment for conventional risk factors, hs-CRP levels, and cardiac medications.
An elevated serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP) is an important predictive factor for cardiac disorders including acute myocardial infarction and dilated cardiomyopathy.
Although admission CRP levels only weakly correlated with ejection fraction in the acute phase of MI (coefficient -0.164, P = 0.094), peak CRP was significantly related to ejection fraction (coefficient -0.4, P < 0.001), hsTroponin T (0.389, P < 0.001), and white blood cell count (0.389, P < 0.001). hsCRP at 1 month was not related to the extent of acute cardiac injury.
The aim of this study was to analyze the changes of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), blood lipids and myocardial indexes after treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with intensive atorvastatin and interventional therapy, and its clinical significance.