Predictive value of elevated soluble CD40 ligand in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

PUSUROGLU, Hamdi; AKGUL, Ozgur; ERTURK, Mehmet; Uyarel, Huseyin; BULUT, Umit; AKKAYA, Emre; Buturak, Ali; SURGIT, Ozgur; FUAT, Ali; Cetin, MUSTAFA; YILDIRIM, Aydin

doi:10.1097/mca.0000000000000142

Predictive value of elevated soluble CD40 ligand in patients undergoing primary angioplasty for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

PUSUROGLU H., AKGUL O., ERTURK M., Uyarel H., BULUT U., AKKAYA E., ...More

CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE, vol.25, no.7, pp.558-564, 2014 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 25 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2014
Doi Number: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000142
Title of Journal : CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
Page Numbers: pp.558-564
Keywords: myocardial infarction, primary angioplasty, soluble CD40 ligand, ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES, ARTERY-DISEASE, CLINICAL-IMPLICATIONS, RISK, ATHEROSCLEROSIS, PATHOGENESIS, INFLAMMATION, MECHANISMS, BIOMARKERS, EVENTS

Abstract

Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).