D-Dimer Levels Predict Myocardial Injury in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study.

Elevated D-dimer levels on admission predict prognosis in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), but the association of D-dimer levels with structural markers of myocardial injury in these patients is unknown.We pe...

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Main Authors: Soonuk Choi, Woo Jin Jang, Young Bin Song, Joao A C Lima, Eliseo Guallar, Yeon Hyeon Choe, Jin Kyung Hwang, Eun Kyoung Kim, Jeong Hoon Yang, Joo-Yong Hahn, Seung-Hyuk Choi, Sang-Chol Lee, Sang Hoon Lee, Hyeon-Cheol Gwon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4981325?pdf=render