Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine (Jul 2018)

Arylesterase activity of Paraoxonase 1 - prognostic factor for one-year survival in patients with acute myocardial infarction

  • Ciumărnean Lorena,
  • Greavu Mihai,
  • Vesa Ştefan C,
  • Tanțău Alina I,
  • Dogaru Gabriela B,
  • Alexescu Teodora G,
  • Milaciu Mircea V,
  • Saraci George V,
  • Macarie Antonia E,
  • Para Ioana

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/rrlm-2018-0030
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 3
pp. 283 – 292

Abstract

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Introduction: Reduced serum levels of paraoxonase 1 (PON1) activities are associated with diseases involving increased oxidative stress, such as acute coronary syndrome. We aimed to determine whether serum PON1 activities are a prognostic factor for one-year survival following ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).

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