ST2 and copeptine – modern biomarkers for monitoring the effectiveness of treatment of decompensated heart failure in patients after acute myocardial infarction
Khrystyna Levandovska, Ihor Vakaliuk, Natalia Tymochko The aim of the study was to increase the efficiency of diagnostic methods to find means to improve the treatment of patients with decompensated heart failure in the post-infarction period. Materials and methods. This study is based on an examination of 120 patients with decompensated HF (60 patients with […]
The prospects for NT-pro BNP level determining in physical activity conditions in patients during the rehabilitation period after the myocardial infarction, complicated with decompensated heart failure
Ihor Vakaliuk, Khrystyna Levandovska, Natalia Tymochko The aim of the study was to determine the futility of NT-pro BNP level analysis during dosed physical exercise for diagnosing decompensated HF in the postinfarction period and the possibility to determine the HF functional class. Materials and methods. 160 patients with previous MI were examined, patients’ average age […]
A MULTI-MARKER MODEL FOR PREDICTING DECOMPENSATED HEART FAILURE IN PATIENTS WITH PRIOR ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Khrystyna Levandovska The aim of the study was to assess the prognostic value of determining the plasma concentration of NT-proBNP and ST2 in the patients with decompensated HF and prior acute myocardial infarction and their combination in this category of patients. Materials and methods. There were examined 120 patients with acute myocardial infarction and stage II A-B […]