title: Usefulness of prodromal unstable angina pectoris in predicting better survival and smaller infarct size in acute myocardial infarction (The InTIME-II Prodromal Symptoms Substudy).
abstract: Prodromal unstable angina on presentation is a significant predictor of smaller infarct size, reflected by smaller creatine kinase-MB and creatine kinase total measurements and lower 30-day, 6-month, and 5-year mortality. These findings suggest that prodromal unstable angina is an important physiologic marker that should be routinely collected for risk stratification.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. rchistenson@umm.edu
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Christenson
authors.forename: E Victor
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Leino
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Giugliano
authors.forename: Raymond D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Bahr
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form; D005260:Female; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000097:blood; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012307:Risk Factors; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D007527:Isoenzymes; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form; D010959:Tissue Plasminogen Activator