Effect of Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase Levels on Myocardial Perfusion and Long-Term Prognosis After Primary Angioplasty in Patients With Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Ozcan, Firat; Karakas, Mehmet; Ozlu, Mehmet; Akcay, Adnan; Buyukkaya, Eyup; Kurt, Mustafa; Erden, Gonul; Yuzgecer, Huseyin; Yildirimkaya, Metin; Hajro, Edjon; Balbay, Yucel; Koc, Mevlut; Yazici, Huseyin; Sen, Nihat

doi:10.2310/jim.0b013e31826d9043

Effect of Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase Levels on Myocardial Perfusion and Long-Term Prognosis After Primary Angioplasty in Patients With Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

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Ozcan F., Karakas M. F., Ozlu M. F., Akcay A. B., Buyukkaya E., Kurt M., ...More

JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE, vol.60, no.8, pp.1186-1193, 2012 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 60 Issue: 8
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.2310/jim.0b013e31826d9043
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE MEDICINE
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1186-1193
Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) level was found to be elevated in plasma of patients with cardiovascular risk factors. The aim of our study was to assess the relationship between serum GGT levels and the occurrence of no-reflow as well as to evaluate the prognostic value of GGT in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) population.