학술논문
Usefulness of elevated neopterin and C-reactive protein levels in predicting cardiovascular events in patients with non–Q-wave myocardial infarction
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Article
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*MONOCYTES
*MACROPHAGES
*MYOCARDIAL infarction
*CARDIOVASCULAR diseases
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ISSN
0002-9149
Abstract
The value of monocyte/macrophage activity as a prognostic factor in patients with non–Q-wave myocardial infarction (NQMI) has not yet been investigated. Moreover, scarce data are available on the long-term predictive value of markers of inflammation in patients who experience a NQMI. The present study aimed to determine the predictive value of neopterin, alone and in relation to levels of C-reactive protein, on the recurrence of major clinical cardiovascular events in patients who had a NQMI. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]