Serum neopterin, nitric oxide, inducible nitric oxide synthase and tumor necrosis factor-α levels in patients with ischemic heart disease

Abstract

The results of this study suggest that in stable angina patients, if studied over time, serum neopterin or NO2(-)/NO3(-) levels may indicate future plaque instability. In ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients, neopterin and/or NO2(-)/NO3(-) levels may identify patients at long-term risk of death or recurrent acute coronary events after myocardial infarction.