American Journal of Cardiology 1996-Mar
Effect of age and relation to mortality on serial changes of vasoactive intestinal peptide in acute myocardial infarction.
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Abstract
Plasma levels of vasoactive intestinal peptide increase early after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and are significantly higher during the first 2 weeks of AMI in survivors and younger patients (<60 years) than in those who died and in older (>60 years) patients. Data suggest that vasoactive intestinal peptide is involved in neuroendocrine activation occurring in AMI and could be regarded as a marker of the course of AMI.