The Prolactin Hormone, A New Risk Factor For Cad

The prevalence of occult atheromatous coronary disease among industrialized communities is so high that the incidental finding of coronary disease on pathologic examination is the norm rather than the exception.Thus, most individuals with nonobstructive coronary arterial disease are asymptomatic and manifest no clinical signs nor symptoms of the disease process. Managing the preclinical phase of the disease, including risk factors modification is considered in Preventive CardiologProlactin is increasingly recognized to play a stimulatory role in the inflammatory response. Because inflammation is considered of crucial importance in the development of atherosclerosis, we aimed to evaluate whether prolactin levels are associated with the occurrence of coronary artery disease (CAD).