Why the study?
Does accumulated CK-MB release correlate with angiographic estimates of myocardial infarct size in patients post-myocardial infarction?
Population
35 patients who underwent diagnostic angiography at a mean of 33 +/- 4 days post myocardial infarction (MI)
Comparison
Measurement of accumulated creatine kinase MB… vs Biplane left ventricular angiographic estimates…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
mean 33 +/- 4 days post MI
Authors
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Sigma CK-MB may aid noninvasive infarct sizing post-MI; extends enzymatic validation against angiographic %ACS and EF in no-prior-MI patients.
Does accumulated CK-MB release correlate with angiographic estimates of myocardial infarct size in patients post-myocardial infarction?
Rogers et al. (1977) studied this question.
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