Abstract
Growth-differentiation factor-15 as predictor of mortality in acute reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance
Highlights
Levels of growth differentiation factor (GDF)-15, a stressresponsive member of the transforming growth factor-b cytokine superfamily, predict outcomes in cardiovascular disease
Reperfusion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) using primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) resulted in a significant GDF-15 level increase
Elevated GDF-15 levels on admission were a strong predictor of mortality at six months follow-up (19 versus 1 death, p < 0.001)
Summary
Growth-differentiation factor-15 as predictor of mortality in acute reperfused ST-elevation myocardial infarction: Insights from cardiovascular magnetic resonance. Ingo Eitel*, Patrick Blase, Volker Adams, Steffen Desch, Gerhard Schuler and Holger Thiele. Address: Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany * Corresponding author from 13th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions Phoenix, AZ, USA. Published: 21 January 2010 Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2010, 12(Suppl 1):P151 doi:10.1186/1532-429X-12-S1-P151. Abstracts of the 13th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions - 2010 Meeting abstracts - A single PDF containing all abstracts in this Supplement is available here. http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/files/pdf/1532-429X-11-S1-info
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