C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A RISK FACTOR FOR FUTURE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENTS IN PATIENTS WITH STEMI AND NORMAL OR MILDLY IMPAIRED LEFT VENTRICLE SYSTOLIC FUNCTION

Myocardial infarction with ST segment elevation (STEMI) is associated with significant increase in morbidity and mortality. We evaluated the association of C-reactive protein (CRP) and cardiac troponin I (cTnI) with the prognosis of patients presented with STEMI. In this study 235 (36 female)