Predictive values of D-dimer for the long-term prognosis of acute ST-segment elevation infarction: A retrospective study in southwestern China

This study aimed to investigate whether D-dimer has a predictive value for long-term prognosis in patients with STEMI. We retrospectively enrolled 872 STEMI patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients were divided into quartiles according to their admission D-dimer increased multiple, with the highest quartile (G4) (n = 219) defined as increased multiple ≧1.33, and the lowest quartile (G1) (n = 215) as increased multiple ≦0.33. Compared with G1, higher in-hospital heart failure (40.2% vs 10.2%, P 
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research