Background and objective: We aimed to investigate biochemical factors
affecting coronary collateral circulation development in an elderly population
aged 75 years and over.
Material and methods: The study group consisted of patients with a
prior coronary angiography for stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Patients
with total occlusion of at least one vessel were included in the study. Enrolled
patients were divided into two groups, good collateral (GC; n = 73) and bad
collateral (BC; n = 55), in accordance with the Cohen-Rentop’s classification
system.
Results: In comparison to the GC group, bilirubin levels were
significantly lower (p 0.001), and fasting plasma glucose (FPG)
levels were significantly higher in the BC group (p = 0.026).
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and high-density lipoprotein
cholesterol (HDL-C) levels were significantly lower in the BC group when compared
to the GC group (p = 0.002 and p 0.001, respectively).
Backward elimination stepwise logistic regression analysis identified bilirubin
and FPG as variables that strongly predicted the presence of a well-developed
coronary collateral circulation and a poorly developed coronary collateral
circulation, respectively.
Conclusion: Bilirubin and FPG were seemed as the most important factors
affecting coronary collateral circulation development in patients with stable CAD
who were older than 75 years.