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Abstract
The slow coronary flow (SCF) phenomenon is an angiographic observation characterized by angiographically normal or near-normal coronary arteries with delayed opacification of the distal vasculature. (Goel K, et al. 2001).
It has been reported that coronary endothelial dysfunction play an important pathogenetic role in patients with SCF, However, the precise mechanisms responsible for this microvascular endothelial dysfunction in patients with SCF are still unknown. (Mosseri M, et al . 1986).
Although atherosclerosis has been considered to be multifactorial disease in which genetic, environmental, metabolic factors have been implicated, the gaps remain in our knowledge of the etiopathogenesis of atherosclerosis. There is mounting evidence that inflammation plays an important role in the initiation, development as well as evolution of atherosclerosis, suggesting that atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease. (Li J-J. 2005)
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In addition, a large amount of data indicated that C-reactive protein (CRP) is a sensitive marker of underlying systemic inflammation. CRP increases among men