Why the study?
Does neuroendocrine activation differ at rest and during exercise in patients in the early convalescent phase of myocardial infarction compared to controls?
Population
75 patients without evidence of overt heart failure following Q-wave myocardial infarction, studied a mean…
Comparison
Post-myocardial infarction state and early drug… vs 11 age-matched healthy control subjects.
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
mean 17 days post-myocardial infarction
Authors
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Elevated ANP post-MI without HF may signal neuroendocrine activation; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Does neuroendocrine activation differ at rest and during exercise in patients in the early convalescent phase of myocardial infarction compared to controls?
Patients in the early convalescent phase of Q-wave myocardial infarction without overt heart failure exhibit elevated atrial natriuretic peptide levels at rest and during exercise compared to controls.
Batin et al. (1994) studied this question.
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