Table 3 Clinical Outcomes at eight months.

From: The clinical effect of recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide on asymptomatic peri-procedural myocardial injury after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty

Adverse Event

rhBNP (n = 75) Control (n = 79)

no./total no.(%)

Difference (95% CI)

P value

Composite endpoints

10/75 (13)

20/79 (25.3)

− 12.3 (0.197–1.048)

0.061

Target-vessel revascularization

3/75 (4)

5/79 (6.3)

− 2.3 (0.142—2.676)

0.72

Recurrent angina

7/75 (9)

15/79 (19)

− 10 (0.168—1.147)

0.087

  1. CI: confidence interval; rhBNP: recombinant human brain natriuretic peptide.