Biomarkers in heart disease

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: American Heart Association
Group Author: De Lemos James A
Published: Blackwell Pub.,
Publisher Address: Malden, Mass.
Publication Dates: 2008.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: The AHA clinical series
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Carrier Form: xii, 238 p.: ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781405175715 (alk. paper)
1405175710 (alk. paper)
Index Number: R540
CLC: R540.4
Call Number: R540.4/B615
Contents: "American Heart Association."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Protocols for diagnosing myocardial infarction -- Troponin and other markers of necrosis for risk stratification in patients with acute coronary syndromes -- Challenges interpreting troponin values -- Natriuretic peptides and inflammatory markers for risk stratification in patients with ischemic heart disease -- Novel markers in patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes -- Use of natriuretic peptides in the diagnosis of heart failure -- Biomarkers for risk stratification in patients with heart failure -- Natriuretic peptides for disease monitoring in patients with chronic heart failur