Why the study?
Do C-reactive protein and troponin I on admission have independent and additive prognostic value for predicting major cardiac events in patients with unstable angina or NQMI?
Population
Patients with unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction treated according to a conservative…
Comparison
Abnormal C-reactive protein and/or abnormal… vs Normal CRP and/or normal TnI on admission
Design
Cohort, Biomarker results were kept blinded
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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Elevated CRP and TnI may aid early risk stratification in unstable angina or NQMI; extends individual marker data but remains hypothesis-generating.
Do C-reactive protein and troponin I on admission have independent and additive prognostic value for predicting major cardiac events in patients with unstable angina or NQMI?
CRP and TnI have independent and additive prognostic value for early risk stratification in patients with unstable angina or NQMI.
Robbert de Winter (1999) studied this question.
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