Study of Apoprotein A1 in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients

Background: This study was to determine whether the plasma level of apolipoprotein-A1 (Apo-A1) is a better discriminator of coronary artery disease than the level of high density cholesterol (HDL). Methods: Blood samples were collected for Apo-A1 estimation at baseline from 75 patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) and 75 patients with Unstable angina (UA) / Non ST elevation MI (NSTEMI) and age and sex matched 50 controls. Results: The level of plasma apolipoprotein A1 in 75 patients with acute MI was 99.00�18 mg/dL, which was significantly lower (p