FREE RADICAL STATUS IN PATIENTS WITH Q-WAVE ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
The present research is devoted to the study of free radical status of blood serum in patients with acute Q-wave myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction patients with preceding angina and without it were studied. The Q-wave infarction patients showed an increase in free radical oxidation and severe depression of antioxidant status. The comparison of groups of patients with Q-wave myocardial infarction depending on the length of the ischemic heart disease did not demonstrate any significant differences in the free radical oxidation process. A more significant decrease in antioxidant status of blood serum in patients with Q-wave myocardial infarction without any previous history of angina was revealed. The collected data allow considering the possibility of including pharmacological agents in myocardial infarction basic therapy to enhance the protection of myocardium from free radicals.