Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase and it’s association with High Sensitivity C- Reactive Protein in Patients with Myocardial Infarction

Abstract

Myocardial infarction (MI) is an acute coronary syndrome that can occur during the process of coronary atherosclerosis. Serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase has been found to be involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease and High Sensitivity- C Reactive Protein is inflammatory and prognostic marker for cardiovascular disease.

Aim:

To Evaluate serum Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase and High Sensitivity- C Reactive Protein and their association in Patients with Myocardial Infarction.

Materials and Methods:

Fifty patients diagnosed with Myocardial Infarction were enrolled for the study. Fifty age and gender matched individuals constituted the control group. For all subject thus enrolled, samples were drawn for GGT and hs-CRP. Results obtained were later subjected to statistical analysis.

Results and Discussion:

The study documented that increased GGT and hs-CRP levels (P value = <0.001) in patients and the correlation between GGT and hs-CRP was also found clinically significant in Myocardial Infarction patients by applying student’s t-test.

Conclusion:

This study stated that serum GGT and hsCRP can be used as assisted biochemical marker in AMI patients along with other cardiac markers.