Early peripheral endothelial dysfunction predicts myocardial infarct extension and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction
Introduction and Objectives: The role of endothelial dysfunction (ED) in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is poorly understood. Peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) allows non-invasive evaluation of ED, but has never been used for this purpose early after primary percutaneous...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-10-01
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Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255117306637 |