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Prognosis of Troponin-Positive Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

Prognosis of Troponin-Positive Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease Cardiol Ther (2014) 3:41–51 DOI 10.1007/s40119-014-0027-6 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Prognosis of Troponin-Positive Patients with Non- Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease • • • Nancy Z. K. Wassef Javed Ehtisham Neeta Petal Naeem Shaukat To view enhanced content go to www.cardiologytherapy-open.com Received: January 23, 2014 / Published online: April 15, 2014 The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com (January 2010 to December 2011, n = 1,351). ABSTRACT The patients who had angiograms were Introduction: Troponin elevation is an stratified anatomically into obstructive CAD independent risk factor for mortality, but the and non-obstructive CAD (B50% stenosis). prognosis of patients with troponin elevation The obstructive CAD group (O-CAD) was sub- and non-obstructive coronary artery disease analyzed by management strategy: emergency (CAD) is unknown. Recent data have re-vascularization (\12 h), urgent, delayed, and suggested an increased risk of mortality. This medically managed. Patients with non- study was performed to further investigate the obstructive CAD were grouped by the cause of outcomes of troponin-positive patients with the raised troponin if this could be identified obstructive and non-obstructive CAD. (NO-CAD-I) or cause remained unidentified Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was (NO-CAD-U). The major adverse cardiac and performed of all patients with raised http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Cardiology and Therapy Springer Journals

Prognosis of Troponin-Positive Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2014 by Springer Healthcare
Subject
Medicine & Public Health; Internal Medicine; Cardiology
ISSN
2193-8261
eISSN
2193-6544
DOI
10.1007/s40119-014-0027-6
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25135590
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Abstract

Cardiol Ther (2014) 3:41–51 DOI 10.1007/s40119-014-0027-6 ORIGINAL RESEARCH Prognosis of Troponin-Positive Patients with Non- Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease • • • Nancy Z. K. Wassef Javed Ehtisham Neeta Petal Naeem Shaukat To view enhanced content go to www.cardiologytherapy-open.com Received: January 23, 2014 / Published online: April 15, 2014 The Author(s) 2014. This article is published with open access at Springerlink.com (January 2010 to December 2011, n = 1,351). ABSTRACT The patients who had angiograms were Introduction: Troponin elevation is an stratified anatomically into obstructive CAD independent risk factor for mortality, but the and non-obstructive CAD (B50% stenosis). prognosis of patients with troponin elevation The obstructive CAD group (O-CAD) was sub- and non-obstructive coronary artery disease analyzed by management strategy: emergency (CAD) is unknown. Recent data have re-vascularization (\12 h), urgent, delayed, and suggested an increased risk of mortality. This medically managed. Patients with non- study was performed to further investigate the obstructive CAD were grouped by the cause of outcomes of troponin-positive patients with the raised troponin if this could be identified obstructive and non-obstructive CAD. (NO-CAD-I) or cause remained unidentified Methods: A retrospective cohort analysis was (NO-CAD-U). The major adverse cardiac and performed of all patients with raised

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Cardiology and TherapySpringer Journals

Published: Apr 15, 2014

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