Early peripheral endothelial dysfunction predicts myocardial infarct extension and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Early peripheral endothelial dysfunction predicts myocardial infarct extension and microvascular obstruction in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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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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Main Authors: Sérgio Bravo Baptista, Mariana Faustino, Luís Brizida, José Loureiro, João Augusto, João Abecasis, Célia Monteiro, Paulo Leal, Maura Nédio, Pedro Farto e Abreu, Victor Gil, Carlos Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S217420491730291X

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