Clinical Study

The Time Profile of Pentraxin 3 in Patients with Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Stable Angina Pectoris Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Table 2

Correlations between circulating PTX3 levels and infarct size.

TnT max.MRI
Correlation coefficient1 valueCorrelation coefficient value

PTX3
 3 h−0.3640.1370.1020.718
 12 h−0.1580.519−0.0310.910
 Day 10.0930.722−0.1160.680
 Day 3−0.1380.586−0.3390.200
 Day 50.2380.3240.1790.507
 Day 7−0.0810.751−0.0020.994
 Day 14−0.2370.344−0.2230.406

Spearman's rho.
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; TnT: Troponin T.