Diagnostic and prognostic value of determination of oxyproline in blood in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Abstract

The search for optimal diagnostic and prognostic criteria for acute myocardial infarction is one of the urgent tasks of emergency cardiology. Of particular interest in this regard may be the analysis of changes in the blood levels of various collagen metabolites, since the necrotic focus that occurs in the acute period of infarction affects not only muscle tissue, but also the connective tissue backbone of the heart.