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AUTHOR
J.c. Beer
High levels of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide are associated with ST resolution failure after reperfusion for acute myocardial infarction
Background: B-type natriuretic peptide and the N-terminal fragment of its prohormone, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (Nt-proBNP), provide valuable prognostic information on short- and long-term mortality in patients with acute coronary syndrome Aim: To investigate the association between plasma NT-proBNP levels and ST-segment resolution (STR) after reperfusion in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods: Consecutive patients from the French regional RICO survey with STEMI who were treated by primary PCI or lysis <12 h were included. Blood sample was taken on admission to measure plasma NT-proBNP. Maximal ST segment elevation was measured on the sin…
Infections et infarctus du myocarde : étude prospective multicentrique
Introduction Un lien epidemiologique a ete demontre entre les infections aigues et l’infarctus du myocarde (IDM). Toutefois, la pathogenese et le pronostic des IDM associees aux infections n’a pas fait l’objet d’etude de grande ampleur. Materiels et methodes Tous les patients consecutifs admis pour IDM avec un diagnostic d’infection aigue ont ete prospectivement identifies a partir des donnees d’un observatoire regional des IDM. Le diagnostic d’infection aigue etait a l’appreciation du clinicien. Le diagnostic d’IDM de type 1 (rupture ou erosion de plaque) ou de type 2 (fonctionnel sur desequilibre entre apports et besoins myocardiques en oxygene) etait systematiquement adjudique selon les …