Why the study?
Does the degree of complement activation correlate with the severity of heart failure and cardiogenic shock in patients following acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction?
Population
61 patients developing heart failure within 48 hours after percutaneous coronary intervention-treated…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
42 days
Authors
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Hypothesis-generating; supports targeted complement studies in post-MI cardiogenic shock but should not yet alter practice.
Does the degree of complement activation correlate with the severity of heart failure and cardiogenic shock in patients following acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction?
Complement activation products are significantly elevated in patients with cardiogenic shock following STEMI and correlate with impaired regional myocardial contractility, suggesting a potential pathogenic role.
Orrem et al. (2018) studied this question.