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Does early elevation of serum CRP predict infarct expansion, cardiac rupture, and 1-year cardiac death in patients with a first Q-wave AMI?
Does early elevation of serum CRP predict infarct expansion, cardiac rupture, and 1-year cardiac death in patients with a first Q-wave AMI?
Elevated serum CRP early after a first Q-wave AMI is associated with and may predict infarct expansion, cardiac rupture, and 1-year cardiac death.
Does not support changing post-AMI care based on CRP; leaves open whether anti-inflammatory strategies reduce rupture risk.
Cardiac rupture, left ventricular aneurysmal formation, and 1-year cardiac death were associated with an elevation of serum CRP early after AMI, suggesting that elevation of CRP levels after AMI may predict infarct expansion.
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