Myeloperoxidase: A New Biomarker of Inflammation in Ischemic Heart Disease and Acute Coronary Syndromes

Table 1

Prognostic and diagnostic value and analytical performance of inflammatory markers in CAD: myeloperoxidase (MPO), C reactive protein (CRP), Pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), CD40 ligand (CD40L), and interleukins.

Inflammatory markers in CAD
	prognosis	diagnosis	Analyt. Perform.
MPO	+++	++	++ (more?)
CRP	++++	+/−	++++
PAPP-A	++	+	−
CD40L	++	+/−	−
Interleukins	+++	+/−	−