Predictive Value of Elevated Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin (NGAL) Levels for Assessment of Cardio-Renal Interactions among ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients.
David ZahlerIlan MerdlerAriel BanaiEden ShustermanOmri FederTamar ItachLeemor RobbShmuel BanaiYacov ShachamPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Among STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI, elevated NGAL levels are associated with adverse renal and cardiovascular outcomes, independent of traditional inflammatory markers. Further studies are needed to assess the potentially unique role of NGAL in cardio-renal interactions.
Keyphrases
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- patients undergoing
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- prognostic factors
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- heart failure