Prognostic value of serial B-type natriuretic peptide testing during follow-up of patients with unstable coronary artery disease
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A study to determine whether concentrations of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) at study entry and at outpatient follow-up at 4 months and 12 months are associated with subsequent clinical outcomes is presented. Serial determinations of BNP levels during outpatient follow-up after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) predict the risk of death or new congestive heart failure (CHF).
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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High-risk patients with acute coronary syndromes treated with low-molecular-weight or unfractionated heparin
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A SYNERGY trial study was conducted to evaluate continued risk in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) through 6-months and 1-year follow-up. A comparison of enoxaparin and unfractionated heparin in these patients showed that enoxaparin was not inferior to unfractionated heparin in reducing death or nonfatal myocardial infraction (MI) at 30 days.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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