Serum Ferritin Levels in Blacks Without Known Cardiovascular Disease (From the Jackson Heart Study)

There has been conflicting results regarding the role of ferritin, a nonspecific marker of systemic inflammation, in the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). We aimed to evaluate the association of serum ferritin with incident CHD, incident stroke and subclinical measures of atherosclerosis among Blacks. For our prospective study, we utilized data from the Jackson Heart Study. Eligible participants (N= 4,659) who were free from CHD were enrolled between 2000 and 2004. Their baseline serum ferritin levels were obtained, and they were followed for an average of 8 years to identify incident CHD events and incident stroke.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - July 31, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Obiora Egbuche, Heather R Millard, Benjamin Renelus, Maihemuti Axiyan, Solomon K Musani, Ervin R Fox, Jiankang Liu, Herman A Taylor, Aurelian Bidulescu Source Type: research