The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
Clinical research
N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide level in relation to epicardial and myocardial reperfusion in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction treated with facilitated angioplasty
EuroInterv.2006;2:203-210.
Krzysztof Zmudka1*; Jaroslaw Zalewski1; Nader El-Massri2; Ewa Stepien3; Wojciech Zajdel1; Monika Durak1; Dariusz Dudek4; Tadeusz Przewlocki5
1. Department of Haemodynamics and Angiocardiography, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; 2. Department of Coronary Disease, Institute of Cardiology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland; 3. Laboratory for Molecular Biolog
The aims of this study were firstly to evaluate the relations between N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) concentration after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and reperfusion in