Copeptin as a prognostic biomarker in acute myocardial infarction

Copeptin - the C-terminal section of vasopressin precursor - is a novel biomarker, that has been shown to be a useful prognostic factor in heart failure, ischemic stroke and in acute myocardial infarction (MI) but with restricted population and follow-up in ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) setting. We evaluated in this study the hypothesis that copeptin measured on admission is an independent predictor of one-year all-cause mortality after a STEMI.
Source: International Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research