Differential Impact on Survival of Electrocardiographic Q-Wave Versus Enzymatic Myocardial Infarction After Percutaneous Intervention
Stone G, Mehran R, Dangas G, Lansky A, Kornowski R, Leon M. Differential Impact on Survival of Electrocardiographic Q-Wave Versus Enzymatic Myocardial Infarction After Percutaneous Intervention. Circulation 2001, 104: 642-647. PMID: 11489768, DOI: 10.1161/hc3101.093902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQ-wave myocardial infarctionMyocardial infarctionPercutaneous interventionCPK-MB elevationNon-Q-wave myocardial infarctionElective percutaneous interventionIndependent research nurseSerial creatine phosphokinasePeriprocedural myocardial infarctionTertiary referral centerRelative prognostic importanceNew Q wavesCPK-MB levelsPowerful independent determinantCPK-MB releaseEnzymatic elevationPeriprocedural infarctionReferral centerConsecutive patientsReferral populationResearch nursesIndependent determinantsPrognostic importanceStent useQ waves