Vascular versus myocardial dysfunction in acute coronary syndrome: are the adhesion molecules as powerful as NT-proBNP for long-term risk stratification?

Clinical Biochemistry
Peter A KavsakAllan S Jaffe

Abstract

To determine if elevations of adhesion molecules in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are useful for risk stratification. A cell adhesion array (Randox Ltd.) and NT-proBNP were measured in 216 ACS patients. Kaplan-Meier and Cox models indicate early elevations of NT-proBNP but not the adhesion molecules are predictive of future death/myocardial infarction. Elevations of adhesion molecules early after pain onset in ACS are not useful for long-term risk stratification.

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Mar 19, 2005·Clinical Chemistry·Fred S AppleUNKNOWN Committee on Standardization of Markers of Cardiac Damage of the IFCC

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Mar 31, 2009·Clinical Biochemistry·Peter A KavsakAllan S Jaffe

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