Abstract
Presence of microvascular obstruction (MVO) following primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) for ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) confers higher risk of left-ventricular remodelling and dysfunction. Measurement of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) after STEMI reflects the extent of myocardial destruction. We aimed to explore whether cTnI values were associated with presence of MVO independently of infarct size in STEMI patients receiving pPCI.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Acute Cardiac Care |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 48-51 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 1748-2941 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Aged
- Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
- Coronary Circulation
- Electrocardiography
- Female
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Myocardial Infarction
- Troponin I
- Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- Ventricular Remodeling