Abstract
Management of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) is becoming more complex as the array of treatment options available to patients and physicians continues to expand. Cardiac biomarkers play an important role in risk stratification in ACS, and results of cardiac biomarker tests can be used to help guide choices between alternative therapies. In addition to biomarkers of myocyte necrosis, markers of neurohormonal activation, such as B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), provide important prognostic information in ACS. In the future, multimarker strategies that incorporate panels of cardiac biomarkers are likely to be used for risk stratification and for pathophysiology-guided treatment in patients with ACS.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | S37-S46 |
| Journal | Reviews in Cardiovascular Medicine |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | SUPPL. 4 |
| State | Published - 2003 |
Keywords
- Acute coronary syndromes
- B-type natriuretic peptide
- C-reactive protein
- Cardiac troponins
- Creatine kinase
- Myoglobin
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine