Plasma ProBNP Is Not a Specific Marker for Transient Myocardial Ischemia | Zendy

Khawar Maqsood | Zendy; Muhammad Tariq Shakoor | Zendy; James R. Cook | Zendy; Gregory Giugliano | Zendy; Amir Lotfi | Zendy

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Plasma ProBNP Is Not a Specific Marker for Transient Myocardial Ischemia

Author(s) -

Khawar Maqsood,

Muhammad Tariq Shakoor,

James R. Cook,

Gregory Giugliano,

Amir Lotfi

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

journal of clinical medicine research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1918-3011

pISSN - 1918-3003

DOI - 10.14740/jocmr2024w

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , conventional pci , myocardial infarction , unstable angina , cardiac catheterization , percutaneous coronary intervention , coronary artery disease , ischemia

Plasma proBNP levels are increased in patients with acute myocardial infarction. Previous studies have shown conflicting data on the effect of transient myocardial ischemia on plasma BNP levels. We designed the current study to examine plasma proBNP levels in patients with transient myocardial ischemia during a percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). This study was to study plasma proBNP as a marker of transient myocardial ischemia.

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