ArticleBiometals : an international journal on the role of metal ions in biology, biochemistry, and medicine2025
Study of plasma essential element concentrations to explore markers of acute myocardial infarction.
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Essential element concentrations in biological samples may be related to the pathogenesis of various diseases. Previous studies have reported that serum iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and copper (Cu) were related to acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, the differences in element concentrations between AMI and other cardiac disease has not been investigated. In this study, differences in plasma Fe, magnesium (Mg), Zn, Cu, calcium (Ca), inorganic phosphorus (P), and cardiac troponin T (TnT) levels in heart disease patients (AMI, angina, heart failure, and chest pain) were investigated to explore potential markers of AMI. Fe, Mg, Zn, and Cu concentrations were assayed by using a Metallo Assay kit; Ca and inorganic P were determined by using an automatic biochemical analyzer; and cardiac TnT levels were assayed by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Plasma TnT levels were higher in AMI than in other heart diseases and were negatively correlated with Cu and Ca. Fe, Cu, and inorganic P levels were within the normal range, while Mg and Ca levels were lower, and Zn levels were higher than the normal range in heart disease patients. Except Mg, no significant differences in element levels were observed among heart diseases: Mg levels were significantly higher in AMI than in heart failure. These results suggest that lower Cu and Ca levels and a higher Mg level compared with other heart diseases may be a marker of AMI.
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