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. 2013 Spring;18(2):e88-91.

Oxidative stress: Predictive marker for coronary artery disease

Teodora Vichova  1 , Zuzana Motovska
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Oxidative stress: Predictive marker for coronary artery disease

Teodora Vichova et al. Exp Clin Cardiol. 2013 Spring.

Abstract

The role of oxidative stress in cardiovascular disease processes, such as atherogenesis, ischemic-reperfusion injury and cardiac remodelling, has been increasingly recognized in the past few decades. Currently, an increasing number of studies suggest that levels of oxidative stress markers in body fluids correlate with atherosclerotic disease activity. This finding may lead to novel clinical approaches in patients with coronary artery disease. Assessment of oxidative stress markers could modify risk stratification and treatment of patients with suspected coronary artery disease or myocardial infarction.

Keywords: Myocardial infarction; Myocardial remodelling; Oxidative stress; Reactive oxygen species; Reperfusion injury.

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Scheme of free radicals effect on cells. LDL Low-density lipoprotein; MMPS Matrix metalloproteinases; mt Mitochondrial
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