Salivary biomarkers associated with myocardial necrosis: results from an alcohol septal ablation model.

Objective To determine if salivary biomarkers demonstrate utility for identifying aspects of myocardial necrosis. Methods Twenty-one patients undergoing alcohol septal ablation (ASA) for treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy provided serum and unstimulated whole saliva at baseline and incremental time points post-ASA. Samples were analyzed for seven biomarkers related to myocardial damage, inflammation, and tissue remodeling using immunosorbent assays. Levels were compared with baseline and levels observed in 97 healthy controls. Results Biomarkers of myocardial damage and inflammation (ie, troponin I, creatine kinase-MB, myoglobin, C-reactive protein) rose in serum 2- to 812-fold after ASA ( P P P Conclusions Select salivary biomarkers reflect changes that occur during, and subsequent to, myocardial necrosis caused by ASA.