Prognostic significance of transaminases after acute ST-elevation myocardial infarction: insights from a cardiac magnetic resonance study.

Background: In patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the relationship between transaminases and myocardial damage detected by cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is unknown and the prognostic value incompletely investigated.

Materials And Methods: CMR imaging was performed in 167 STEMI patients 2.3 [1.

High-sensitivity troponin T for prediction of left ventricular function and infarct size one year following ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Background: Data relating high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) to long-term myocardial function and infarct size in patients after ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are lacking. We aimed to evaluate the use of early hs-cTnT concentrations for prediction of myocardial function and infarct size assessed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) one year following STEMI.

Methods: Sixty-six patients, revascularized by primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for first-time STEMI, were enrolled in this observational study.