Correlation of C-reactive protein and cardiac function in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Objective:To examine the correlation of the C-reactive protein(CRP) levels and Cardiac function.Methods:The serum levels of CRP were detected in 40 healthy adults and 109 patients with AMI.The datas of remodeling and cardiac function left ventricular ejection fraction(LVEF) and left ventriadar posterior wall thickness growing rate at systole(△T%) were measured by echocardiography in all persons.Results:Compared with control group,AMI patients had high serum levels of CRP(P0.01).The higher the upgrading of Killip class,the higher the levels of CRP(P0.01).The levels of CRP were negative correlation with Killip class(r=0.38,P0.01).Conclusion:The levels of serum CRP significantly increased in the AMI patients.The levels of CRP are negative correlation with Killip class.