Relationship of sustained brain natriuretic peptide release after reperfused acute myocardial infarction with gated SPECT infarct measurements and its connection with collagen turnover and left ventricular remodeling

ICTP is related to elevated BNP level independently of infarct size and severity and interacts with the relationship between BNP and LV dilation. BNP levels could play a role in LV remodeling by favoring ECM degradation.