Chronic Kidney Disease Stage Is a Modulator on the Association between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Vasospastic Angina

• Published in: TheScientificWorld Vol. 2014; no. 2014; pp. 1 - 9
• Main Authors: Tsai, Chi-Jen, Wu, Mai-Szu, Hung, Ming-Jui, Chen, Chun-Yu, Chou, Chia-Chi, Sun, Chiao-Yin, Lee, Chin-Chan, Wu, I-Wen, Hsu, Kuang-Hung, Yen, Chiung-Hui, Hsu, Heng-Jung, Yang, Shih-Ying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2014; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Aged; Angina pectoris; Angina Pectoris - metabolism; Autoimmune diseases; C-reactive protein; C-Reactive Protein - metabolism; Cardiology; Cardiovascular disease; Chronic kidney failure; Clinical Study; Coronary Artery Disease - metabolism; Coronary vasospasm; Coronary Vasospasm - metabolism; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Female; Health aspects; Heart attacks; Humans; Hypertension; Intubation; Kidney diseases; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Oxidative stress; Physiological aspects; Population; Proteins; Regression analysis; Renal Insufficiency, Chronic - metabolism; Smoking; Veins & arteries

The prevalence of coronary vasospasm and also the factors associated with coronary vasospasm in CKD is still unclear. In this cross-sectional study of 859 consecutive CKD patients with angina pectoris received coronary catheterization, we evaluated the factors associated with coronary vasospasm. Pat...