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Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition is associated with reduced troponin release in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes.
Journal of the American College of Cardiology - 1 Sept 2001
Kennon S, Barakat K, Hitman G A, Price C P, Mills P G, Ranjadayalan K, Cooper J, Clark H, Timmis A D
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OBJECTIVES: This study was done to determine the effects of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition and other clinical factors on troponin release in non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS). BACKGROUND: Troponin is now widely used as a marker of risk in ACS, but determinants of its release have not been defined. METHODS: This was a prospective cohort study of 301 consecutive patients admitted with...
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