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ArticleTurkish journal of medical sciences2021

Relationship between c-reactive protein to albumin ratio and coronary artery calcium score and CAD-RADS scores with coronary computed tomography angiography.

Mehmet Akif Erdöl, Kadriye Gayretli Yayla

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Article in Turkish journal of medical sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Mehmet Akif ErdölDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara City Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.
Kadriye Gayretli YaylaDepartment of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Onkoloji Education and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey.

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background: C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR) is predictive marker of systemic inflammatory state in atherosclerotic coronary diseases when compared to predictive value of these two markers separately. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between CAR and the coronary artery calcium (CAC) score, Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) score in patients' unknown diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD) underwent coronary CTA (Computed Tomography Angiography) and were classified by CAD-RADS scores.

methodsA total of 187 patients consecutively referred for the evaluation of their chest pain underwent coronary CTA were included retrospectively.

resultsCRP, CAR, and CAD-RADS scores were higher in patients with CAC score > 400 than the other groups (p < 0.001). We found positive correlation between CAR and CAC score (r= 0.384, p < 0.001), and also there was a positive correlation between CAR and CAD-RADS score (r= 0.462, p < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression analyses showed that low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), CAD-RADS score, and CAR were independent predictors of CAC score (p < 0.05). DISCUSSION: Higher CAR can be a predictive marker of atherosclerosis and CAD. CAR may be useful in the management of patients before invasive coronary angiography. Further studies are needed to clarify the pathophysiologic role of CAR in patients with atherosclerotic coronary heart diease.

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AtherosclerosisCoronary Artery DiseaseAlbuminsCalciumComputed Tomography AngiographyC-Reactive ProteinHumansRetrospective StudiesAlbuminsCalciumC-Reactive ProteinCAD-RADS scoreCoronary calcium scorecoronary computed tomography angiographyserum C-reactive protein to albumin ratio

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