The effect of blood cell count on coronary flow in patients with coronary slow flow phenomenon. | [Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences • 2014]

Author(s):

1. Korhan Soylu: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, 55139 Samsun, Turkey

2. Okan Gulel: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

3. Huriye Yucel: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

4. Serkan Yuksel: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

5. Gokhan Aksan: Department of Cardiology, Gazi State Hospital, Samsun, Turkey

6. Aysegül Idil Soylu: Department of Radiology, Samsun Education Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkey

7. Sabri Demircan: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

8. Özcan Yilmaz: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

9. Mahmut Sahin: Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey

Abstract:

Background and Objective: The coronary slow flow phenomenon (CSFP) is a coronary artery disease with a benign course, but its pathological mechanisms are not yet fully understood.The purpose of this controlled study was to investigate the cellular content of blood in patients diagnosed with CSFP and the relationship of this with coronary flow rates. Methods: Selective coronary angiographies of 3368 patients were analyzed to assess Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) frame count (TFC) values. Seventy eight of them had CSFP, and their demographic and laboratory findings were compared with 61 patients with normal coronary flow. Results: Patients’ demographic characteristics were similar in both groups. Mean corrected TFC (cTFC) values were significantly elevated in CSFP patients (pConclusion: Significant changes have been observed in the cellular composition of blood in patients diagnosed with CSFP as compared to the patients with normal coronary blood flow. The increases in hematocrit levels and in the eosinophil and basophil counts may have direct or indirect effects on the rate of coronary blood flow.

Page(s): 936-941

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Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, Volume: 30, Issue: 5, Year: 2014

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