Pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) and matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), both zinc-binding endopeptidases, are abundantly expressed in ruptured and eroded plaques in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS)...
Keywords: CD40-ligand, pregnancy associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A), matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9), acute myocardial infarction, N-3 fatty acids
00/0000 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerNon-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs) and selective cyclooxygenase (COX-2) inhibitors (coxibs) are commonly used as analgesic and anti-inflammatory agents...
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, coxib, atherothrombosis, cyclooxygenase-2, prothrombotic
10/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerDistal embolization is a relatively common complication in primary angioplasty and is associated with poor perfusion and higher mortality...
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, prevention, GP IIb/IIIa, coronary syndrome
12/2006 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerAcute coronary syndrome is characterized by compromised blood flow at the epicardial and microvascular levels...
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, thrombosis, endothelin / -receptors, leukocyte function / activation, arterial thrombosis
04/2007 | Thrombosis and Haemostasis, SchattauerThe measurement of cardiac troponins has emerged as the biochemical “gold standard” for the diagnosis and management of patients with acute chest pain...
Keywords: Acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, albumin cobalt binding, ischemia-modified albumin, sport
07/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterThe diagnosis of myocardial damage is preferably based on measurement of the cardiac-specific troponins...
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, glycogen phosphorylase BB, myocardial ischemia, sensitivity and specificity, unstable angina pectoris
12/2005 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: Acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, emergency department, heart-type fatty acid-binding protein, myoglobin, protein biochip microarray
11/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterThe aim of this study was to identify patients with myocardial necrosis in pre-hospital phase during transport by ambulance, without ST-segment elevation (NSTE) on the ambulance ECG...
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, ambulance, emergency department, point-of-care testing (POCT), troponin I, turnaround time (TAT)
06/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterKeywords: Acute coronary syndrome, acute myocardial infarction, cardiac troponin I (cTnI), immunoassay, method comparison, troponin assay
08/2006 | Clinical Chemical Laboratory Medicine, Walter de GruyterAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) during pregnancy is usually transmural and occurs in late pregnancy with a peak incidence during the peripartum or postpartum periods...
Keywords: acute myocardial infarction, Aspirin, first trimester, low molecular weight heparin (LWMH), pregnancy
11/2004 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter