N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide and long-term mortality in acute coronary syndromes.

• B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a predictor of short- and medium-term prognosis across the spectrum of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The N-terminal fragment of the BNP prohormone, N-BNP, may be an even stronger prognostic marker. We assessed the relation between subacute plasma N-BNP levels and long-term, all-cause mortality in a large, contemporary cohort of patients with ACS.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Acute Disease

Aged

Angina

Unstable

blood

diagnosis

mortality

Biological Markers

blood

Cohort Studies

Comorbidity

Coronary Artery Disease

blood

diagnosis

mortality

Female

Humans

Male

Middle Aged

Multivariate Analysis

Myocardial Infarction

blood

diagnosis

mortality

Natriuretic Peptide

Brain

Nerve Tissue Proteins

blood

Peptide Fragments

blood

Predictive Value of Tests

Prognosis

Regression Analysis

Risk Assessment

Risk Factors

Survival Rate

Survivors

statistics & numerical data

Sweden

epidemiology

Time

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)