Echocardiography and Cardiac Markers in Heart Attack Patients
Author Information
Author(s): Vieira MLC, Oliveira WA, Cury AF, Cordovil A, Rodrigues ACT, Naccarato G, Mônaco CG, Costa LPRV, Romano RB, Calatróia JR, Afonso TR, Azevedo REU, Tavares GMP, Guimarães L, Lira Filho EB, Perin MA, Fischer CH, Morhy SS
Primary Institution: Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo - SP, Brazil
Hypothesis
The study aims to assess the relationship between serum markers of cardiac damage and echocardiographic parameters in patients with acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction.
Conclusion
The study found a stronger correlation between serum CK-MB, BNP, and 3D Echo LVEF compared to 2D Echo LVEF.
Supporting Evidence
- 3D SPI ranged from 0.29 to 0.45 with a mean of 0.35.
- 3D LVEF ranged from 0.36 to 0.70 with a mean of 0.50.
- Troponin I levels ranged from 2.3 to 33 ng/ml with a mean of 12.9 ng/ml.
- CK-MB levels ranged from 5.7 to 258 ng/ml with a mean of 94.4 ng/ml.
- BNP levels ranged from 25 to 1,058 pg/ml with a mean of 264 pg/ml.
Takeaway
Doctors looked at heart scans and blood tests to see how they relate in patients who had a heart attack. They found that some blood tests were better at showing heart function than others.
Methodology
A prospective study comparing serum cardiac markers and echocardiographic parameters in patients with acute ST-elevation MI.
Participant Demographics
23 patients (17 males, mean age of 57 ± 13 years)
Statistical Information
P-Value
0.4800
Confidence Interval
95% CI
Statistical Significance
p<0.05
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