Coronary artery disease
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Coronary artery disease · Jun 2013
The relationship between γ-glutamyl transferase levels and the clinical outcomes in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Serum γ-glutamyl transferase (GGT) activity has been shown to be related to the development of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of GGT in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). ⋯ GGT is a readily available clinical laboratory value associated with in-hospital adverse outcomes in patients with STEMI who undergo primary PCI. However, there was no association with long-term mortality.
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Coronary artery disease · Jun 2013
Angiogenesis imaging in myocardial infarction using 68Ga-NOTA-RGD PET: characterization and application to therapeutic efficacy monitoring in rats.
Ga-NOTA-RGD PET is a newly developed molecular imaging for angiogenesis. In this study, Ga-NOTA-RGD PET was used to investigate imaging characteristics in a rat myocardial infarction (MI) model and to monitor the efficacy of an angiogenesis induction therapy. ⋯ Ga-NOTA-RGD PET would be a useful angiogenesis imaging modality in MI for assessment of pathophysiology or monitoring of therapeutic efficacy.