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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Volume 219, Issue -, Pages 326-330Publisher
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.025
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Acute myocardial infarction; Copeptin; Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; Infarct size; ST-elevation myocardial infarction
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Background: Copeptin is a novel biomarker of potential diagnostic and prognostic value in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between plasma copeptin levels at admission and final infarct size in STEMI patients. Materials and methods: This observational study was conducted in Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical sciences, Srinagar, for a period of 1 year. 60 patients with STEMI admitted within 24 h of symptom onset were included in the study. Plasma copeptin concentrations were determined by ELISA from blood samples drawn at the time of admission. Infarct size was estimated on cardiac MRI after 5-14 days of admission, in successfully reper-fused patients. Correlations between plasma copeptin levels, infarct size and various clinico-hemodynamic variables were studied. Results: Plasma copeptin concentrations showed a significant positive correlation with MRI determined infarct size (r = 0.957; p <= 0.0001). Copeptin levels were significantly higher in patients with anterior wall infarction (p <= 0.0001), longer symptom duration (p = 0.018), advanced Killip class (p <= 0.0001), higher body mass index (p = 0.019) and extensive coronary artery disease (p <= 0.0001). On multivariate analysis, copeptin levels at admission independently predicted final infarct size, irrespective of the clinico-hemodynamic profile of patients or mode of reperfusion (p <= 0.0001). The only independent predictor of copeptin level was symptomduration (p = 0.018). Conclusion: Copeptin level at admission predicts final infarct size in STEMI patients. Further evidence is however needed before implementation of this biomarker into routine clinical practice. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
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