Importance of serum albumin levels in cardiovascular events

Cardiovascular diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide.Inflammatory conditions, endothelial dysfunction and oxidative stress play a role in the onset and/or development of many cardiovascular diseases, especially heart failure and coronary artery disease.Serum albumin has many physiological functions, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-platelet aggregation activity and anticoagulant.It is also critical for fluid exchange across the capillary membrane.Serum albumin performs binding and transport functions for many substances such as hormones, fatty acids, steroids, inorganic ions, vitamins and drugs.Albumin has important links with inflammation and cardiac events.Decreased SA levels are associated with myocardial infarction, atrial fibrillation, heart failure and coronary heart disease.This is because a decrease in serum albumin levels, i.e. hypoalbuminemia, plays a role in impairments in vasodilatory ability and anticoagulation, fibrinolysis, vascular permeability and increased blood viscosity.Hypoalbuminemia will lead to decreased antioxidant levels in plasma and trigger cardiovascular diseases due to decreased antioxidant levels.The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the relationship between serum albumin and cardiovascular diseases Keywords albumin, cardiovascular diseases and albumin, hypoalbuminemia Importance of serum albumin levels in cardiovascular eventsHow to cite this article: Yasemin Hacanlı.Importance of serum albumin levels in cardiovascular events.