Infectious agents, protein electrophoresis and immunoglobulin levels in patients with coronary artery ectasia
Independent association of serum IgE levels and alpha2 globulins with the presence of CAE underlines the divergent features of pathophysiology of CAE compared with atherosclerosis or CAD alone. Comparable activity of humoral immunity measured by IgG antibody against C.Pneumoniae, and H. Pylori has suggested that these infectious agents do not play an additional role in the pathogenesis of CAE.
Authors
- Selçuk Öztürk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3426-1212)
- Bilal Çuğlan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0581-4946)
- Gülay Yetkin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6115-3583)
- Ertan Yetkın (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-750X)
- Kenan Yalta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5966-2488)
- Didem Taşcıoğlu
Institutions
- Trakya University (TR)
- Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi (TR)
- Memorial Sisli Hospital (TR)
- Liv Hospital (TR)
- Beykent University (TR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Indian Heart Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ihj.2025.09.004
- Primary Topic
- Kawasaki Disease and Coronary Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00