Research Article, Int J Cardiovasc Res Vol: 5 Issue: 1
Is C-reactive Protein Related to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Brazilian Patients undergoing Coronary Angiography?
Sandra Maria Barbalho1*, Ricardo José Tofano2, Marcelo Dib Bechara1, Karina Quesada1, Claudemir Gregório Mendes1,Daniel Pereira Coqueiro3, Ariádine Augusta Maiante4, Beverli Alexandrina de Oliveira4 and Dayane Screpante Marques4 | |
1Professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Cellular Biology – Medical School of Marília – UNIMAR, Av. Higino Muzzi Filho 1001, Marília, SP, Brazil | |
2Cardiologist of the Cardiac Surgery Unit and Hemodynamics - Medical School,Marília, SP, Brazil | |
3Professor of “Faculdade de Ensino Superior do Interior Paulista” - FAIP -Marília, SP, Brazil | |
4Medical Doctor - Medical School - Marília, SP, Brazil | |
Corresponding author : Sandra Maria Barbalho Department of Biochemistry and Cel lular Biology – Medical School of Marília – UNIMAR, Av. Higino Muzzi Filho 1001, Marília, SP, Brazil Tel: 005514 33069434 E-mail: smbarbalho@gmail.com |
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Received: September 28, 2015 Accepted: December 28, 2015 Published: January 07, 2016 | |
Citation: Barbalho SM, Tofano RJ, Bechara MD, Quesada K, Mendes CG, et al. (2016) Is C-reactive Protein Related to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Brazilian Patients undergoing Coronary Angiography?. Int J Cardiovasc Res 5:1. doi:10.4172/2324-8602.1000251 |
Abstract
Is C-reactive Protein Related to Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Brazilian Patients undergoing Coronary Angiography?
Objective: To determine plasma levels of high sensibility C - reactive protein (hs-CRP) in patients undergoing coronary angiography and compare them with the components of the Metabolic Syndrome.
Methods: Socio-economic, anthropometric and biochemical data from 95 patients undergoing coronary arteriography were collected.
Results: The profiles of three groups of hs-CRP (low, moderate and high) were statistically equal in gender (p=0.625), age (p=0.879), smoking (p=0.800), alcohol consumption (p=0.560), practice physical activity (p=0.636), presence of diabetes (p=0.530), hypertension (p=0.207), SM (p=0.121), use of statins (p=0.472), total cholesterol (p=0.329) HDL-c levels (p=0.288), LDL-c (p=0.940), triglycerides (p=0.386), glucose (p=0.232), waist circumference (p=0.377), the presence of plaques (p=0.181) and catheterization of the report (p=0.207). Besides, there are more obese patients at high hs-CRP class (p=0.012).
Conclusion: Although the CRP is associated with cardiovascular morbidity and it is strongly linked to the components of Metabolic Syndrome, in the patients undergoing coronary angiography evaluated in this study, a significant difference was observed only for the presence of obesity.