Open AccessConcentrations of C-Reactive Protein and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide 30 Days after Acute Coronary Syndromes Independently Predict Hospitalization for Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Death
Author(s) -
Benjamin M. Scirica,
Christopher P. Can,
Marc S. Sabatine,
Petr Jarolı́m,
Sarah Sloane,
Nader Rifai,
Eugene Braunwald,
David A. Morrow
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2008.117192
Subject(s) - natriuretic peptide , medicine , heart failure , cardiology , coronary heart disease , acute coronary syndrome , myocardial infarction
Heart failure (HF) is an important cause of morbidity in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). C-reactive protein (CRP) has been implicated in experimental models as exacerbating myocardial injury, but data regarding the clinical relationship of high-sensitivity CRP (hsCRP) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations with the risk of HF after ACS are few.
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