title: Effect of age and relation to mortality on serial changes of vasoactive intestinal peptide in acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Plasma levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide increase early after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and are significantly higher during the first 2 weeks of AMI in survivors and younger patients (<60 years) than in those who died and in older (>60 years) patients. Data suggest that vasoactive intestinal peptide is involved in neuroendocrine activation occurring in AMI and could be regarded as a marker of the course of AMI.
authors.affiliation: II Medical Clinic, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lucia
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Caiola
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Coppola
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maroccia
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Belli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: De Martinis
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Buongiorno
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality*; D013997:Time Factors; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide