Key result
Elevated Ang-2 and Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio around STEMI PCI correlate with higher peak troponin T.
Why the study?
Are dynamic changes in serum Ang-1 and Ang-2 levels associated with myocardial damage in STEMI patients treated with primary PCI?
Population
85 ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
first week after PCI
Authors
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May indicate myocardial damage extent in STEMI; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Observational (n=85)
Are dynamic changes in serum Ang-1 and Ang-2 levels associated with myocardial damage in STEMI patients treated with primary PCI?
Circulating Ang-2 and the Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio may serve as biomarkers for the extent of myocardial damage in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.
Chen et al. (2012) conducted an observational in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (n=85). Serum Ang-1 and Ang-2 levels was evaluated on Correlation with peak cardiac troponin T levels. In 85 STEMI patients, circulating Ang-2 and the Ang-2/Ang-1 ratio at admission and 2 hours after primary PCI were positively correlated with peak cardiac troponin T levels.
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