HP and coronary artery disorder: The up-regulation of Hp in the AMI patients in this study was consistent with the results from a study by Lee et al. (27) as they observed a significantly higher plasma Hp concentration in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients vis-à-vis (versus) normal controls (262.4 [SD = 144.2] versus 176.0 [SD = 86.7] ng/mL, P < 0.001).