[Expression of COX-2 and pregnancy associate plasma protein A in coronary arteries and their relationship with acute coronary syndrome: an autopsy study of 42 cases].

Objective: To study the expression of COX-2 and pregnancy associate plasma protein A (PAPP-A) in coronary arteries and their relationship with acute coronary syndrome.

Methods: Twenty-one autopsy cases with acute coronary syndrome encountered during the period from 2002 to 2007 were enrolled into the study. Another 21 autopsy cases without evidence of acute coronary syndrome were used as the controls.