Author/Authors :
Balta, Şevket Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Demirkol, Sait Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Küçük, Uğur Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Demir, Mustafa Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Arslan, Zekeriya Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey , Ünlü, Murat Gülhane Military Medical Academy - Department of Cardiology, Turkey
Abstract :
We have read the article “Increased YKL-40 levels in patients with isolated coronary artery ectasia (CAE): an observational study” written by Erdoğan et al. (1) in Anadolu Kardiyol Derg 2013; 13: 465-70. with great interest. They aimed to investigate YKL-40 and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in patients with isolated CAE compared to patients with normal coronary arteries and coronary artery disease (CAD). They concluded that YKL-40 levels in patients with isolated CAE compared to patients with NCA were found significantly high and only YKL-40 level was established as the determinant of CAE.
