High Sensitive C-Reactive Protein Serum Levels in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Abstract

Background: Although high sensitive C-reactive protein (HS CRP) is a predictive factor for acute coronary syndrome, there is controversy about its predictive power. Therefore, it is known as a novel risk factor for coronary artery diseases. Methods: A descriptive, analytic study was performed on 80 patients with acute coronary syndrome. A checklist including demographics, risk factors and the existence of myocardial infarction was completed for all patients. SPSS17 was used to analyze the collected data. Findings: A total number of 30 patients with unstable angina and 25 patients with ST elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) and non-ST elevated myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) were included the study. Mean CRP values were evaluated in all three groups. There were significant differences between the groups (P < 0.05). The mean ± SD in unstable angina, STEMI and NSTMEI groups were 1.5 ± 0.96, 4.87 ± 1.91 and 2.6 ±1.8, respectively. Conclusion: This study showed CRP to be a risk factor for predicting cardiac incidences. In addition, it is of high value in predicting acute coronary syndrome.

Keywords

• C-reactive protein
• Acute coronary syndrome
• Cardiac incidence