AN AGGREGATE OF PATHWAY-RELATED BIOMARKERS PREDICT RISK OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION AND DEATH

Authors :: Stephen Epstein
Riyaz S. Patel
Arshed A. Quyyumi
Pankaj Manocha
Muhammad Hammadah
Sergey Sikora
Joseph Poole
Emir Veledar
Ravi Nanjundappa
Laurence S. Sperling
Danny J. Eapen
Frank Corrigan
Nicholas Mantini
Hatem Al Kassem
Robert Neuman
Suliman Alradawi
Dylan Malayter
Kobina Wilmot
Mohammad Tarek Kabbany
Christina L. Wassel
Source :: Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 59(13)
Publication Year :: 2012
Publisher :: Elsevier BV, 2012.
Abstract: Activation of diverse pathophysiologic processes that include thrombotic, inflammatory, and immune pathways contribute to plaque rupture and adverse outcomes in CAD. We hypothesized that an aggregate biomarker risk score comprised of C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrin degradation products (FDP)

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Framingham Risk Score
biology
business.industry
Adverse outcomes
Plaque rupture
Bioinformatics
medicine.disease
Pathophysiology
Fibrin
Immune system
Internal medicine
Cardiology
biology.protein
Medicine
Biomarker (medicine)
Myocardial infarction
business
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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