Urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding protein is associated with subendocardial viability ratio in middle- and older-aged adults.
Keisei KosakiAtsuko Kamijo-IkemoriTakeshi SugayaKoichiro TanahashiHiroshi KumagaiYuriko SawanoNobuhiko AkazawaYosuke OsukaKiyoji TanakaKenjiro KimuraYugo ShibagakiSeiji MaedaPublished in: Clinical and experimental hypertension (New York, N.Y. : 1993) (2017)
Our results demonstrated that urinary L-FABP levels were independently associated with the SEVR of the middle- and older-aged adults. This result suggests that the increase in urinary L-FABP levels even within the normal range might be related to the decrease in myocardial perfusion (SEVR).