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Periprocedural Myocardial Injury Using CKMB Following Elective PCI: Incidence and Associations With Long-Term Mortality

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Myocardial injury detected after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is associated with increased mortality. Predictors of post-PCI myocardial injury are not well established.

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Normal ACS care, everything by the book! But normal ACS care could be much better. This post explains everything.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

First in slow motion with a freeze frame with annotated vessel anatomy, then at normal speed. Who seriously believes that the portion of myocardium that infarcted did not matter? How is a patient permitted to infarct his inferior wall in a cath capable facility while being monitored for known myocardial infarction.

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