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Risk stratification in acute decompensated heart failure : the role of cardiac troponin

Mueller, C.. (2008) Risk stratification in acute decompensated heart failure : the role of cardiac troponin. Nature clinical practice Cardiovascular medicine, Vol. 5. pp. 680-681.

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Abstract

Cardiac troponins provide important prognostic information in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. In a large study by the ADHERE Investigators, 6.2% of 67,924 patients with acute decompensated heart failure were positive for cardiac troponin; these individuals had lower blood pressure and lower ejection fraction than those who were negative for troponin. The study revealed that in-hospital mortality was significantly higher for troponin-positive patients than for troponin-negative individuals (8.0% vs 2.7%; P>0.001). Future studies need to define which treatment changes could improve outcome in troponin-positive patients with acute decompensated heart failure.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Stationäre innere Medizin (Schifferli)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Stationäre innere Medizin (Schifferli)
UniBasel Contributors:Müller, Christian
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Nature Publishing Group
ISSN:1743-4297
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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