Oxidative stress and severity of coronary artery disease in young smokers with acute myocardial infarction

Aksoy S., Cam N., Gurkan U., Oz D., Ozden K., Altay S., ...More

CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL, vol.19, no.4, pp.381-386, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.5603/cj.2012.0069
  • Journal Name: CARDIOLOGY JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.381-386
  • Keywords: young smokers, myocardial infarction, oxidative stress, OSI, TOS, VASCULAR-DISEASE, RISK-FACTORS, LIPID-PEROXIDATION, PARAOXONASE, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, EVENTS, PLASMA, PON1
  • Marmara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Cigarette smoking increases the oxidative stress mediated vascular dysfunction in young adults. We aimed to investigate the relation between the oxidative stress indices and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity in young patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).