Usefulness of admission gamma-glutamyltransferase level for predicting new-onset heart failure in patients with acute coronary syndrome with left ventricular systolic dysfunction

• Main Authors: Savaş Sarıkaya (Author), Gulay Aydın (Author), Hasan Yucel (Author), Hakkı Kaya (Author), Kutay Yıldrımlı (Author), Ahmet Başaran (Author), Ali Zorlu (Author), Şafak Şahin (Author), Lütfü Akyol (Author), Musa Bulut (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: KARE Publishing, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Our aim was to determine whether there is a relationship between admission gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) and subsequent heart failure hospitalizations in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Study design: We selected 123 patients with newly diagnosed acute coronary syndrome of ejecti...