Key result
Successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty did not cause significant elevation of mass-assayed CK-MB or cardiac-specific Tn-I in any of the 22 patients studied.
Why the study?
Does successful coronary angioplasty cause significant myocardial damage as measured by CK-MB and Tn-I elevation in patients with stable or unstable angina?
Observational (n=22)
Does successful coronary angioplasty cause significant myocardial damage as measured by CK-MB and Tn-I elevation in patients with stable or unstable angina?
Successful coronary angioplasty does not cause significant myocardial damage as measured by mass-assayed CK-MB or Tn-I, and mild elevations in enzyme-activity assays are likely false positives.
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Supports lack of injury after successful angioplasty by modern markers; hypothesis-generating for assay specificity in larger cohorts.
Hunt et al. (1991) conducted an observational in Coronary artery disease (n=22). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty was evaluated on Significant elevation of mass-assayed CK-MB or cardiac-specific Tn-I. Successful percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty did not cause significant elevation of mass-assayed CK-MB or cardiac-specific Tn-I in any of the 22 patients studied.
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