Why the study?
Does elevated plasma procalcitonin predict major adverse cardiac events in Asian elderly patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction?
Population
1,200 Asian elderly individuals, comprising 400 patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction, 400…
Comparison
Elevated plasma procalcitonin levels vs Lower plasma procalcitonin levels
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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May support procalcitonin for prognosis in Asian elderly STEMI; leaves open whether it refines risk models or changes management.
Does elevated plasma procalcitonin predict major adverse cardiac events in Asian elderly patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction?
Elevated peripheral procalcitonin levels may serve as an independent predictor for poor prognosis and increased risk of major adverse cardiac events in elderly Asian patients with STEMI.
Dai et al. (2017) studied this question.