Relations of trace and major elements with cardiovascular diseases

الملخص EN

Background and objective : Considerable research has been directed towards the associations between Zn, Cu, Mg & the incidence of CVD in 40 patients aged 45-67 y of both sexes, the objectives of this study were to measure the levels of selected parameters in patients group and compared with 25 apparently healthy adults as a control group , furthermore , compared between patient groups MI N = 20, HT N = 20, find-out the sex effect, in addition, evaluate the correlation between these elements.

Methods : This study was performed at College of Pharmacy / Hawler Medical University in period between 15 / 1 / 2010-30 / 10 / 2010 the studied parameters were measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometer in Baghdad / Ministry of Science and Technology / Department Researches of Chemistry.

Results : The results of the patients group were Zn = 0.54 ug / ml ± 0.13, Cu = 0.78ug / ml ± 030, Mg = 11.67 ± 2.12 as compared with the control group, their results were Zn = 0.745 ± 0.14, Cu = 0.96 ± 0.004, Mg = 18 ± 3.

The results of this study were statistically significantly decreased in patients group as compared with the control group P < 0.001.

Conclusions : There were a statistical significant decrease in the studied parameters in patient groups as compared with the control group P < 0.001.