Varol, Ercan; Ozaydin, Mehmet; Altinbas, Ahmet; ASLAN, Suleyman M.; DOĞAN, Abdullah; KAYA, Selçuk; Sahin, Mehmet; AYDIN, Osman
Description:
Objectives: Inflammation has been reported as an important component of vascular aneurysm formation, as found in obstructive vascular disorder. Neopterin is produced by activated macrophages and is thought to represent a marker of immune activation and macrophage activity. The plasma neopterin levels were investigated in coronary artery ectasia (CAE) patients to investigate the role of inflammation.