Journal article
B-type natriuretic peptide and serum unbound free fatty acid levels after contemporary percutaneous coronary intervention.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency and timing of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and unbound free fatty acid (FFAu) elevation after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
DESIGN AND METHODS: Blood samples were collected from 55 patients undergoing PCI within 1 hour prior to PCI, immediately after PCI, 6 hours and 18-24 hours after PCI, and were analyzed for BNP and FFAu.
Authors
Cantor WJ; Kim HH; Jolly S; Moe G; Burstein JM; Mendelsohn A; Kleinfeld AM; Fitchett D
Journal
Journal of Invasive Cardiology, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 186–188
Publication Date
April 2008
ISSN
1042-3931