A multimarker risk stratification approach to non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome: Implications of troponin T, CRP, NT pro-BNP and fibrin D-dimer levels

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 262, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 651-658

  Tello Montoliu, A ^a   Marin F ^a   Roldan V ^b   Mainar, L ^c   Lopez M T ^a   Sogorb, F ^a   Vicente, V ^b   Lip, G Y H ^d  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL MORALES MESEGUER   (Spain)

^c Hospital de Requena   (Spain)

^d CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Fibrin D dimer; Multimarker stratification; Non ST ACS; NT pro BNP; Tropononin T

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; FIBRIN; TROPONIN T;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVASCULARIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TROPONIN T;

EID: 36248975985     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01871.x     Document Type: Article

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