The Correlation between Cardiac Enzymes and Cardiotrophin-1 Levels in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases are the major causes of mortality and morbidity, especially among the aging population. 1 Studies have reported that one out of every five deaths in the United States is caused by coronary atherosclerosis. 2 It is expected that CAD will take the number 1 place in the list of 2020 causes of death prepared by the World Health Organization 3 Similar studies examining coronary artery disease (CAD) associated mortality in European countries (an average of 30 countries) report that the aforementioned