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J Am Coll Cardiol Intv, 2008; 1:415-423, doi:10.1016/j.jcin.2008.04.010
© 2008 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Utility of Cardiac Biomarkers in Predicting Infarct Size, Left Ventricular Function, and Clinical Outcome After Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

Stanley Chia, MD, MRCP*, Fred Senatore, MD, PhD, FACC{ddagger}, O. Christopher Raffel, MB, ChB, FRACP*, Hang Lee, PhD{dagger}, Frans J. Th. Wackers, MD, PhD, FACC§, Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD, FACC*,*

* Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
{dagger} Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
{ddagger} Mitsubishi Pharma America, Warren, New Jersey
§ Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging and Stress Laboratories, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.


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Figure 1 Time-Concentration Curves for Cardiac Biomarkers

Time-concentration curves for cardiac biomarkers (creatine kinase [CK]-MB, total CK, troponin T, and troponin I) demonstrating release profiles after primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

 

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Figure 2 TnI72h Correlates With Infarct Size and LVEF

Correlation between troponin I levels taken at 72 h (TnI72h) after admission and single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-determined myocardial infarct size and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) on Day 5.

 

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Figure 3 Cumulative Event-Free Survival Stratified by TnI72h

Kaplan-Meier estimates of survival free of composite clinical end points among patients stratified by plasma troponin I concentrations taken at 72 h (TnI72h).

 




 
   
 
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