Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Increased leptin levels are revealed in obese patients and known to predict the development of the ischemic heart disease, but the information about leptin’s effects on the course of the acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with the metabolic syndrome (MetS) is scarce.Aim: To assess plasma leptin levels in patients with AMI and MetS and to study the relationships between leptin and early complications of AMI.<p class="abstex...