Association between CK-MB elevation after percutaneous or surgical revascularization and three-year mortality
Sorin J. Brener, MD, FACC*,*,
Bruce W. Lytle, MD, FACC ,
Jakob P. Schneider, RN*,
Stephen G. Ellis, MD, FACC* and
Eric J. Topol, MD, FACC*
* Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio USA
Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Figure 1 Cumulative survival in coronary artery bypass grafting (dashed line) and percutaneous coronary intervention (solid line) patients.
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Figure 2 Cumulative survival in coronary artery bypass grafting (dashed line) and percutaneous coronary intervention (solid line) patients with creatine kinase-MB isoform elevation >10 x the upper limit of normal.
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Figure 3 Cumulative survival in coronary artery bypass grafting patients according to level of creatine kinase-MB isoform elevation. ULN = upper limit of normal.
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Figure 4 Cumulative survival in percutaneous coronary intervention patients according to level of creatine kinase-MB isoform elevation. ULN = upper limit of normal.
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