December 20, 2006Open Access
Multiple Biomarkers for the Prediction of First Major Cardiovascular Events and Death
Structured PICO
Does the use of 10 contemporary biomarkers improve the prediction of first major cardiovascular events and death compared to standard risk factors?
P
Population
individual persons
I
Intervention
10 contemporary biomarkers
C
Comparator
standard risk factors
O
Outcome
First Major Cardiovascular Events and Deathhard clinical
Adding 10 contemporary biomarkers to standard risk factors provides only moderate incremental value for predicting first major cardiovascular events and death.
Abstract
For assessing risk in individual persons, the use of the 10 contemporary biomarkers that we studied adds only moderately to standard risk factors.
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Authors
Thomas J. Wang
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Philimon Gona
Cardiac Imaging
M
Martin G. Larson
Semmelweis University
Journals
New England Journal of Medicine
Actions
Institutions
Harvard University
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston University
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