Determination and Correlation of Anticardiolipin Antibody with High Sensitivity C- reactive Proteins and its Role in Predicting Short Term Outcome in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) is considered to be an independent risk factor while high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP) is an established marker for coronary artery disease. This study was conducted to determine levels of aCL antibodies and hsCRP, their correlation and role in predicting recurrence of events in patients presenting with Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). Sixty patients admitted with Acute Coronary Syndrome were followed up for 7 days or until discharge. Patients were classified into two groups as those having experienced an ischemic event needing intervention within 7 days (Group I) and other having an event free recovery (Group II). aCL antibody and hsCRP levels were estimated and compared in these two groups. Twenty age and sex matched disease free persons served as controls. The levels of aCL were significantly higher in patients with ACS as compared to the controls (p=0.020). However the levels of aCL in Group I (13.39±9.46 GPL-U/ml) and Group II (13.51±9.93 GPL-U/ml) were not significantly different (p =0.838). The mean hsCRP levels were higher in cases with an event (23.30±10.68 mg/dl) than in cases without an event (20.60±11.45mg/dl) though it was not significant statistically (p=0.389). aCL and CRP were not found to be significantly correlated in causing the recurrence of events(p=0.178). Therefore anticardiolipin antibody is an independent risk factor which could be implicated in the pathogenesis of ACS. However it is not significantly associated with recurrence of short-term events in patients with ACS. Also, aCL antibody does not have significant correlation with hSCRP in causing recurrence of events in the patients of acute coronary syndrome

Effect of Surfactants on the Fluorescence Intensity of 9,10-Diphenylanthracene

123-12

Synthesis of Substituted Dimethylformamidyl Te(IV) & Se(IV) Chlorides

52-5

Reactions of Hafnium Tetrachloride with Benzoyl Hydrazones

Hafnium tetrachloride reacts with monofunctional bidentate (BHyH) and bifunctional tridentate (BHy\u27H2) benzoyl hydrazones (derived from the condensation of benzoyl hydrazine with different aldehydes/ketones) in refluxing dichloromethane to form products of the type, HfC13(BHy), HfC12(BHy)2 and HfCb(BHy\u27). These reaction products have been characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, electrical conductance measurements and spectral (infrared and electronic) data

Reactions of Hafnium Tetrachloride with Benzoyl Hydrazones

Hafnium tetrachloride reacts with monofunctional bidentate (BHyH) and bifunctional tridentate (BHy\u27H2) benzoyl hydrazones (derived from the condensation of benzoyl hydrazine with different aldehydes/ketones) in refluxing dichloromethane to form products of the type, HfC13(BHy), HfC12(BHy)2 and HfCb(BHy\u27). These reaction products have been characterized on the basis of elemental analysis, electrical conductance measurements and spectral (infrared and electronic) data

Kinetics of Ce(IV) Oxidation of Monothioglycerol in Carbonate Medium

656-65

A Comparative Study of Non-Ferrous Coatings on Steel

Considerable tonnages of zinc and tin are imported annually to meet the demands of galvanizing and tinning industries. Keeping in view the availability of raw materials in India, the possibilities of using aluminized steel are discussed. A comparison of the micro-structures obtained in different hot-dip processes for protection of steel surfaces and of the resistance of the coated products to corrosion is given. Points in favour of aluminium-coated steel have been brought out

Hot Dip Aluminising of Steel Wire- Laboratory Scale Investigations and Pilot Plant Studies

Protective quality of aluminium due to its adherent surface oxide film is well known. In hot-dip aluminising the use is made of this protective nature of aluminium by coating the steel base by dipping it in molten aluminium bath there-by getting an outer aluminium layer & an iron-aluminium layer at the interface. The interfacial alloy layer though possessing good atmospheric corrosion and resistance to oxidation at high temperature is brittle in nature and such must be kept to a minimum of thickness where the end use of aluminised product is for deep drawing, forming etc. Hot-dip aluminium coating on steel base comprising the outer aluminium layer and an alloy layer in the interface should possess both atmospheric & high temperature corrosion resistance

Kinetics of Hexacyanoferrate(III) Oxidation of 4-tert-Butylthiophenol & 2-Merhyl-a-tert-butylrhiophenol

252-25

Reactions of Pyruvonitrile with Nb(V) & Ta(V) Alkoxides

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