@article{Aziz_Al-Mayali_Nada_Mankhi_2017, title={Impact of adiponectin and oxidized low-density lipoprotein in acute coronary syndrome}, volume={3}, url={https://www.jocms.org/index.php/jcms/article/view/142}, abstractNote={<p><strong> <span class="fontstyle0">Objectives </span></strong><span class="fontstyle2">This study aimed to investigate and measure the relationships between the adiponectin levels and oxidized-low density<br>lipoprotein (Ox-LDL) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients in holy Kerbala city, Iraq.<br></span><strong><span class="fontstyle0">Methods </span></strong><span class="fontstyle2">Fifty-eight patients included in the study. Patients admitted with a diagnosis of ACS and 30 control subjects. Circulating<br>adiponectin and Ox-LDL were assessed; using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA).<br></span><strong><span class="fontstyle0">Results </span></strong><span class="fontstyle2">Adiponectin serum concentrations were signifcantly lower (</span><span class="fontstyle3">p </span><span class="fontstyle2">< 0.001) in subjects with ACS compared with control subjects.<br>Ox-LDL serum concentrations were signifcantly higher (</span><span class="fontstyle3">p </span><span class="fontstyle2">< 0.001) in subjects with ACS compared with controls subjects. The ACS patients<br>showed a signifcantly higher (</span><span class="fontstyle3">p </span><span class="fontstyle2">< 0.001) result in total cholesterol and signifcantly lower (</span><span class="fontstyle3">p </span><span class="fontstyle2">< 0.001) level in HDL-C.<br></span><strong><span class="fontstyle0">Conclusion </span></strong><span class="fontstyle2">Serum adiponectin negatively correlated with Ox-LDL level in patient group ACS and the healthy control group.</span> </p>}, number={9}, journal={Journal of Contemporary Medical Sciences}, author={Aziz, Batool Luay and Al-Mayali, Ahmed Hussein and Nada, Shaymaa Zahraw and Mankhi, Fatemah Abdullah}, year={2017}, month={Apr.}, pages={163–166} }