Prognostic value of cardiac troponin-I levels following catheter-based coronary interventions
Fuchs S, Kornowski R, Mehran R, Lansky A, Satler L, Pichard A, Kent K, Clark C, Stone G, Leon M. Prognostic value of cardiac troponin-I levels following catheter-based coronary interventions. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2000, 85: 1077-1082. PMID: 10781755, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)00699-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCatheter-based coronary interventionsCK-MB levelsHospital complicationsCoronary interventionCreatine kinase-MB fraction levelsCardiac event-free survivalIntermediate-term clinical outcomesTn-I levelsEvent-free survivalIntermediate-term outcomesRisk of mortalityQ-wave infarctionLesion revascularizationConsecutive patientsCoronary angioplastyIndependent predictorsClinical outcomesPrognostic significancePrognostic valueCoronary arteryMyocardial infarctionPlasma levelsSaphenous veinNormal limitsGroup II