1.Application value of high-sensitivity troponin T in acute coronary syndrome
International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(20):2777-2778
Objective To investigate the application value of high-sensitivity troponin T (hs-cTnT)in acute coronary syndrome (ACS).Methods Serum hs-cTnT,CK and CK-MB were detected 198 patients with chest pain including 105 cases of acute myocar-dial infarction(AMI)and 93 cases of unstable angina(UA),and 83 cases of healthy physical examination as control.Results The positive rates of hs-cTnT,CK and CK-MB in the patients with diagnosed AMI were 88.6%,48.6% and 71.4% respectively,which were significantly higher than those in the patients with UA and the healthy controls(P <0.05 ).The positive rate of hs-cTnT in early AMI patients was higher than that of CK and CK-MB.Conclusion Compared with CK and CK-MB in myocardial Zymogram, hs-cTnT has very high sensitivity and specificity for diagnosing myocardial injury,could reduce the misdiagnosis and missed diagno-sis of ACS and is a marker for diagnosing the myocardial injury in early ACS.
2.Correlation between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine and blood pressure variability in chronic kidney disease patients
Xiaolin ZHAN ; Shuxia FU ; Liping ZHANG ; Lianying YU
Chinese Journal of Nephrology 2013;29(10):725-730
Objective To determine the correlation between serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) and non-spoon-shaped blood pressure of non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients,also to observe the impact of the serum ADMA level on the structure and function of left ventricle.Methods One hundred and twenty cases of non-dialysis CKD patients underwent 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring were divided into three groups:CKD1-2,CKD3,CKD 4-5.Serum ADMA concentration was measured using liquid chromatograph and other clnical data such as uric acid (UA),left ventricular mass index (LVMI),24 h urine protein,and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) were collected for further statistical analysis.Results (1) With the decline of renal function,ADMA concentration was increased,from CKD 1-2 (1.70±0.48) μmol/L rose to CKD 4-5(4.46±1.56) μmol/L (P < 0.05).(2)There were 42 cases of CKD patients with hypertension and 78 cases of CKD patients with normal blood pressure.The serum ADMA levels in hypertension group was significantly higher than those in non-hypertensive group [(3.53±1.70) μmol/L vs (2.01±0.65) μmol/L,P < 0.05].(3)There were 50 cases of non-spoon-shaped normotensive CKD patients and 28 cases of spoon-shaped normotensive CKD patients.Serum ADMA level and LVMI in non-spoon-shaped group were significantly higher than that in spoon-shaped group when kidney functions appeared to be equal (P < 0.05).(4)Serum ADMA level was positively correlated with UA(r=0.352,P < 0.01),LVMI (r =0.345,P< 0.05),24 h urine protein(r =0.200,P < 0.05),and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (r =0.309,P < 0.01),but negatively correlated with the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)(r =-0.329,P < 0.01) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)(r =-0.011,P < 0.01).Multiple regression results showed that eGFR,UA,LVMI,hs-CRP,24 h urine protein were associated with ADMA level.The regression equation was Y =1.991-0.011 × [eGFR] + 0.002 × [UA] + 0.008 × [LVMI] + 0.036 ×[hs-CRP]-0.084× [24 h urinary protein].Conclusions Serum ADMA level begins to increase in early stage CKD and it progressively increases with the decline of renal function,also the non-spoonshaped blood pressure ratio and the left ventricular damage increase.Kidney function,urine protein and microinflammatory state may impact on the serum ADMA level.