Markers of Myocardial Damage and Inflammation in Relation to Long-Term Mortality in Unstable Coronary Artery Disease
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 19 October 2000Open access
Bertil Lindahl, Henrik Toss, Agneta Siegbahn, Per Venge, Lars Wallentin
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Elevated levels of troponin T and C-reactive protein are strongly related to the long-term risk of death from cardiac causes and these markers are independent risk factors, and their effects are additive with respect to each other and other clinical indicators of risk.
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In unstable coronary artery disease, elevated levels of troponin T and C-reactive protein are strongly related to the long-term risk of death from cardiac causes. These markers are independent risk factors, and their effects are additive with respect to each other and other clinical indicators of risk.
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