Journal article
Quantitative troponin elevation does not provide incremental prognostic value beyond comprehensive risk stratification in patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether quantitative cardiac troponin (cTn) assessment can improve risk stratification in a spectrum of patients with non-ST-segment elevation (NSTE) acute coronary syndrome (ACS) using the validated Global Registry of Acute Cardiac Events (GRACE) risk model.
METHODS: The Canadian ACS Registry II is a prospective, multicenter study that enrolled patients admitted to hospital with a suspected …
Authors
Lim K-D; Yan AT; Casanova A; Yan RT; Mendelsohn A; Jolly S; Fitchett DH; Langer A; Goodman SG; Investigators FTCARI
Journal
American Heart Journal, Vol. 155, No. 4, pp. 718–724
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.ahj.2007.11.012
ISSN
0002-8703