Why the study?
Does plasma ADMA level predict the presence and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with angina and a positive exercise stress test?
Population
97 consecutive patients with angina and positive exercise stress test enrolled prospectively for coronary…
Comparison
Plasma ADMA level and L-arginine/ADMA ratio… vs Normal coronary artery or mild CAD versus…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Elevated ADMA may aid CAD assessment in angina; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does plasma ADMA level predict the presence and severity of coronary artery disease in patients with angina and a positive exercise stress test?
Plasma ADMA levels and the L-arginine/ADMA ratio are independent predictors of the presence and severity of coronary artery disease.
Lu et al. (2003) studied this question.