Prognostic Value of a Multimarker Approach for Patients Presenting to Hospital With Acute Chest Pain

• Published in: The American journal of cardiology Vol. 103; no. 1; pp. 22 - 28
• Main Authors: McCann, Conor J., MD, Glover, Ben M., MD, Menown, Ian B.A., MD, Moore, Michael J., MD, McEneny, Jane, PhD, Owens, Colum G., MD, Smith, Bernie, RGN, Sharpe, Peter C., MD, Young, Ian S., MD, Adgey, Jennifer A., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2009; Elsevier; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - blood; Cardiology; Cardiology. Vascular system; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Chest Pain - blood; Chest Pain - diagnosis; Chest Pain - etiology; Electrocardiography; Fatty Acid Binding Protein 3; Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins - blood; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart attacks; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Medical prognosis; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multivariate analysis; Myocardial Ischemia - blood; Myocardial Ischemia - complications; Myocardial Ischemia - diagnosis; Natriuretic Peptide, Brain - blood; Patient admissions; Peptide Fragments - blood; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Protein Precursors; Proteins; Risk Factors; Human; Pain; Prognosis; Acute; Surgical approach; Thorax; Circulatory system; Hospital; Cardiology

To evaluate the prognostic role of novel biomarkers for the risk stratification of patients admitted with ischemic-type chest pain, a prospective study of 664 patients presenting to 2 coronary care units with ischemic-type chest pain was conducted over 3 years beginning in 2003. Patients were assess...