Low Homoarginine Levels in the Prognosis of Patients With Acute Chest Pain [Coronary Heart Disease]

Conclusion
Low plasma homoarginine was identified as a risk marker for incident MACEs in patients with acute chest pain, in particular, in those with elevated hsTnI. Impaired homoarginine was associated with prevalent AF. Further studies are needed to investigate the link to AF and evaluate homoarginine as a therapeutic option for these patients.

Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - April 12, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Atzler, D., Baum, C., Ojeda, F., Keller, T., Cordts, K., Schnabel, R. B., Choe, C.-u., Lackner, K. J., Münzel, T., Böger, R. H., Blankenberg, S., Schwedhelm, E., Zeller, T. Tags: Atrial Fibrillation, Biomarkers, Endothelium/Vascular Type/Nitric Oxide, Acute Coronary Syndromes Coronary Heart Disease Source Type: research