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ArticleNorthern clinics of Istanbul2018

Systemic inflammatory activation in patients with acute coronary syndrome secondary to nonatherosclerotic spontaneous coronary artery dissection.

Yigit Canga, Tolga Sinan Guvenc, Ali Nazmi Calik, Mehmet Baran Karatas, Tahir Bezgin, Tolga Onuk, Ahmet Okan Uzun, Veysel Ozan Tanik, Baris Gungor, Osman Bolca

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Yigit CangaDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tolga Sinan GuvencDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ali Nazmi CalikDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mehmet Baran KaratasDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tahir BezginDepartment of Cardiology, Gebze Fatih State Hospital, Izmit, Turkey.
Tolga OnukDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Ahmet Okan UzunDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Veysel Ozan TanikDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Baris GungorDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Osman BolcaDepartment of Cardiology, Siyami Ersek Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Center, Istanbul, Turkey.
Dr. Siyami Ersek Göğüs Kalp Ve Damar Cerrahisi Eğitim Ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePathological studies have suggested that local inflammation, particularly eosinophilic infiltration of the adventitia, could be related to nonatherosclerotic spontaneous coronary artery dissection (NA-SCAD). However, the role of systemic inflammation in the pathogenesis of NA-SCAD remains unknown. Our aim was to investigate systemic inflammatory activation in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) secondary to NA-SCAD.

methodsThe institutional electronic medical database was reviewed, and 22 patients with NA-SCAD-ACS were identified after the review. Furthermore, 30 random patients with CAD-ACS and 30 random subjects without any history of CAD or ACS with demographic and clinical characteristics similar to those of NA-SCAD-ACS patients were identified from the institutional database to be included in the study.

resultsPatients with NA-SCAD-ACS and those with CAD-ACS both had higher white blood cell and neutrophil counts than controls. Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were only significantly higher in the NA-SCAD-ACS group [2.01 (1.54-6.17) for NLR and 0.70 (0.13-2.70) for CRP] than in the controls [1.55 (1.27-2.13), p=0.03 for NLR and 0.15 (0.10-0.43), p=0.049 for CRP]; however, there were no differences between the NA-SCAD-ACS and CAD-ACS groups [1.91 (1.41-2.78) for NLR and 0.41 (0.09-1.10) for CRP, p>0.05 for both comparisons] regarding all tested parameters.

conclusionThe degree of inflammatory activation in NA-SCAD-ACS patients was similar to, or even greater than, that in CAD-ACS patients; thus, suggesting a role of inflammation in the pathophysiology of NA-SCAD-ACS.

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Acute coronary syndromeinflammationspontaneous coronary artery dissection

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