Open AccessCardiovascular risk and therapeutic benefit of coronary interventions for patients with unstable angina according to the troponin T status
Author(s) -
Christopher Heeschen,
Britta Goldmann,
Wolfram Terres,
Christian W. Hamm
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
european heart journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336
H-Index - 293
eISSN - 1522-9645
pISSN - 0195-668X
DOI - 10.1053/euhj.1999.1986
Subject(s) - medicine , unstable angina , cardiology , myocardial infarction , troponin , revascularization , troponin t , angina , coronary artery disease
Elevation of troponin T in patients with unstable angina is predictive of adverse outcomes. Since no advanced therapeutic concept for such high-risk patients has been established, we investigated cardiac risk prior to, during, and after coronary revascularization in patients with unstable angina stratified according to the troponin T status.