C-Reactive Protein as a Predictor of Infarct Expansion and Cardiac Rupture After a First Q-Wave Acute Myocardial Infarction
- 5 August 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 96 (3) , 778-784
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.96.3.778
Abstract
Background Pump failure after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be predicted by several indices that estimate infarct size. However, there are few indices that predict infarct expansion and car...Keywords
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