Utility of NT-proBNP in predicting infarct scar and left ventricular dysfunction at a chronic stage after myocardial infarction

Sebastian Johannes Reinstadler; Hans-Josef Feistritzer; Martin Reindl; Gert Klug; Bernhard Metzler

doi:10.1016/j.ejim.2015.12.018

Utility of NT-proBNP in predicting infarct scar and left ventricular dysfunction at a chronic stage after myocardial infarction

Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Apr:29:e16-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.12.018. Epub 2016 Jan 8.

Authors

Sebastian Johannes Reinstadler¹, Hans-Josef Feistritzer¹, Martin Reindl¹, Gert Klug¹, Bernhard Metzler²

Affiliations

¹ University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
² University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Cardiology and Angiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria. Electronic address: Bernhard.Metzler@tirol-kliniken.at.

PMID: 26776924
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.12.018

No abstract available

Keywords: B-type natriuretic peptide; High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T; Magnetic resonance imaging; ST segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Biomarkers / blood
Cicatrix / diagnosis*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood*
Peptide Fragments / blood*
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology*
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / surgery*
Troponin T / blood
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

Biomarkers
Peptide Fragments
Troponin T
pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
Natriuretic Peptide, Brain