American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 333-337 , 1 February 2009

Association of Leukocyte and Neutrophil Counts With Infarct Size, Left Ventricular Function and Outcomes After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction

  • Stanley Chia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • John T. Nagurney, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • David F.M. Brown, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • O. Christopher Raffel, MB, ChB

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Fabian Bamberg, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Fred Senatore, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mitsubishi Pharma America, Warren, New Jersey
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  • Frans J. Th. Wackers, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Nuclear Imaging and Stress Laboratories, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
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  • Ik-Kyung Jang, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 617-726-9226; fax: 617-726-7419

Received 13 August 2008 ,Revised 23 September 2008 ,Accepted 23 September 2008.

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 Dr. Chia is the recipient of the National Medical Research Council Medical Research Fellowship and Health Manpower Development Program Fellowship, Singapore. The Evaluation of MCC-135 for Left Ventricular Salvage in Acute Myocardial Infarction (EVOLVE) study was supported by a grant from Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation, Osaka, Japan.

PII: S0002-9149(08)01701-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.09.085

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 103, Issue 3 , Pages 333-337 , 1 February 2009

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