The Relationship Between Obesity Paradox and Inflammation Markers in STEMI Short: Obesity Paradox in STEMI

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Objectives: Inflammation plays a very important role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD) and its prognosis. Especially; C-reactive protein (CRP) is associated with poor prognosis in patients with CAD. In this study, the relationship between CRP levels and body mass ındex (BMI) was investigated in patients who underwent primary coronary intervention (PCI) due to ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: Between January 2015 and February 2016, 132 patients who underwent PCI due to acute STEMI were included in the retrospective study. Patients were classified into two groups: (Group 1: BMI 35 kg/m2 n=9, total: 36 patients; Group 2: 25 2 n=58 and 30 <BMI BMI <35. Whereas, it was significantly higher in STEMI patients with 25 35. One of the reasons for the better prognosis of mildly overweight and Class 1 obese patients with STEMI diagnosis may be the low values of CRP which has many effects on atherosclerotic plaque formation.

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