作者
Antonio G Rebuzzi, Gaetano Quaranta, Giovanna Liuzzo, Giuseppina Caligiuri, Gaetano A Lanza, J Ruth Gallimore, Rita L Grillo, Domenico Cianflone, Luigi M Biasucci, Attilio Maseri
发表日期
1998/9/15
期刊
The American journal of cardiology
卷号
82
期号
6
页码范围
715-719
出版商
Excerpta Medica
简介
Management of unstable angina is largely determined by symptoms, yet some symptomatic patients stabilize, whereas others develop myocardial infarction after waning of symptoms. Therefore, markers of short-term risk, available on admission, are needed. The value of 4 prognostic indicators available on admission (pain in the last 24 hours, electrocardiogram [ECG], troponin T, and C-reactive protein [CRP]), and of Holter monitoring available during the subsequent 24 hours was analyzed in 102 patients with Braunwald class IIIB unstable angina hospitalized in 4 centers. The patients were divided into 3 groups: group 1, 27 with pain during the last 24 hours and ischemic electrocardiographic changes; group 2, 45 with pain or electrocardiographic changes; group 3, 30 with neither pain nor electrocardiographic changes. Troponin T, CRP, ECG on admission, and Holter monitoring were analyzed blindly in the core …
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