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Rationale and design of a large-scale trial using atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) as an adjunct to percutaneous coronary intervention for ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction: Japan-Working groups of acute myocardial infarction for the reduction of Necrotic Damage by ANP (J-WIND-ANP).
Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society - 1 Feb 2004
Asakura Masanori, Jiyoong Kim, Minamino Tetsuo, Shintani Yasunori, Asanuma Hiroshi, Kitakaze Masafumi
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BACKGROUND: The benefits of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) are limited by reperfusion injury. In animal models, atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP) reduces infarct size, so the Japan-Working groups of acute myocardial Infarction for the reduction of Nec...
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