Research Article
Biomarkers of Hemodynamic Stress and Aortic Stiffness after STEMI: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
| Study population () | | Mean/median/number |
| Age, years | 59 ± 10 | Female, (%) | 7 (13) | Body mass index, kg/m2 | 27 ± 3 | Family history for AMI, (%) | 12 (22) | Smoking status, (%) | 25 (46) | Hypertension, (%) | 44 (81) | Hyperlipidemia, (%) | 36 (67) | Diabetes mellitus, (%) | 5 (9) | Pain-to-balloon time, min | 261 (129–759) | Anterior STEMI, (%) | 17 (32) | Culprit lesion, (%) | | LAD | 16 (30) | LCX | 10 (18) | RCA | 28 (52) | Vessel disease, (%) | | 1 | 24 (44) | 2 | 23 (43) | 3 | 7 (13) | Creatinine, mg/dL | 0.98 ± 0.15 | eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2 | 83 ± 15 | NT-proBNP, ng/L | 219 (119–412) | MR-proANP, pmol/L | 88 (68–128) | MR-proADM, nmol/L | 0.7 ± 0.2 | PWV, m/sec | 7.2 ± 2.0 |
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AMI = acute myocardial infarction; STEMI = ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; LAD = left anterior descending artery; LCX = left circumflex artery; RCA = right coronary artery; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; NT-proBNP = N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide; MR-proANP = mid-regional pro–A-type natriuretic peptide; MR-proADM = mid-regional proadrenomedullin; PWV = pulse wave velocity.
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