Prognostic Value of Admission Peak NT-proBNP Combined with Culprit Plaque Types for Predicting Cardiovascular Risk in ST-Segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study.

Jiannan LiRunzhen ChenJinying ZhouYing WangXiaoxiao ZhaoChen LiuPeng ZhouYi ChenLi SongShaodi YanHong-Bing YanHanjun Zhao

Published in: Journal of cardiovascular development and disease (2022)

STEMI patients with NPR and a high level for peak NT-proBNP showed higher incidence of death. The peak value of NT-proBNP in combination with plaque types can be used in risk stratification and prediction of death in patients with STEMI.

Keyphrases

percutaneous coronary intervention
optical coherence tomography
coronary artery disease
st elevation myocardial infarction
st segment elevation myocardial infarction
emergency department
heart failure
risk factors
left ventricular
diabetic retinopathy