Abstract:Objective To investigate the variation of brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level and clinical features of ST -segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patient and Non -ST -segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) patients after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods A total of 126 patients with first attack of acute myocardial infarction in our emergency department were collected from January 2015 to December 2015. Patients were divided into STEMI group (72 cases) and NSTEMI group (54 cases) according to results of electrocardiogram. The patients were further divided into single vessel lesion group, two-vessel lesion group and three-vessel lesion group according to results of coronary angiography. Plasma BNP was measured 24 hours after admission and 7 days after PCI, and BNP level and clinical features were compared between the groups. Results At 24 hours after admission, BNP levels of single vessel lesion group, two-vessel lesion group and three-vessel lesion group in the STEMI group were respectively significantly higher than those in the NSTEMI group (P < 0.05). At 7 days after PCI, there was no significant difference in BNP levels of single vessel lesion group between the STEMI group and the NSTEMI group (P >0.05); the BNP levels of two-vessel lesion group and three-vessel lesion group in the STEMI group were respectively lower than those in the NSTEMI group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Assessment of BNP level andclinical features to myocardial infarction patients after PCI is helpful for more accurate judgment of health condition, risk stratification and assessment of long-term prognosis.