Imperfect gold standards for kidney injury biomarker evaluation

SS Waikar, RA Betensky, SC Emerson… - Journal of the …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Clinicians have used serum creatinine in diagnostic testing for acute kidney injury for
decades, despite its imperfect sensitivity and specificity. Novel tubular injury biomarkers may …

Long-term outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation: insights on prognostic factors and valve durability from the Canadian multicenter experience

J Rodés-Cabau, JG Webb, A Cheung, J Ye… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the long-term outcomes after transcatheter aortic
valve implantation (TAVI) in the Multicenter Canadian Experience study, with special focus …

Emerging biomarkers in heart failure

RRJ van Kimmenade, JL Januzzi Jr - Clinical chemistry, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Until recently, biomarker testing in heart failure (HF) syndromes has been
viewed as an elective supplement to diagnostic evaluation of patients suspected to suffer …

Introduction of high-sensitivity troponin assays: impact on myocardial infarction incidence and prognosis

T Reichlin, R Twerenbold, M Reiter, S Steuer… - The American journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The study objective was to compare the incidence and prognosis of acute
myocardial infarction when using high-sensitivity cardiac troponin assays instead of a …

Radial artery and saphenous vein patency more than 5 years after coronary artery bypass surgery: results from RAPS (Radial Artery Patency Study)

S Deb, EA Cohen, SK Singh, D Une, A Laupacis… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to present radial and saphenous vein graft (SVG)
occlusion results more than 5 years following coronary artery bypass surgery. Background …

[HTML][HTML] Third universal definition of myocardial infarction

JJ Bax, H Baumgartner, C Ceconi, V Dean… - Journal of the American …, 2012 - jacc.org
Third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction | Journal of the American College of
Cardiology Skip to main content JACC Journals Search Search All Journals JACC JACC: Asia …

Anemia in critical illness: insights into etiology, consequences, and management

SJ Hayden, TJ Albert, TR Watkins… - American journal of …, 2012 - atsjournals.org
Anemia is common in the intensive care unit, and may be associated with adverse
consequences. However, current options for correcting anemia are not without problems …

Platelet Function Measurement–Based Strategy to Reduce Bleeding and Waiting Time in Clopidogrel-Treated Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft …

E Mahla, TA Suarez, KP Bliden, P Rehak… - Circulation …, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Aspirin and clopidogrel therapy is associated with a variable bleeding risk in
patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). We evaluated the role of …

The chest pain choice decision aid: a randomized trial

EP Hess, MA Knoedler, ND Shah, JA Kline… - … quality and outcomes, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Cardiac stress testing in patients at low risk for acute coronary syndrome is
associated with increased false-positive test results, unnecessary downstream procedures …

Absolute and relative kinetic changes of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in acute coronary syndrome and in patients with increased troponin in the absence of acute …

M Mueller, M Biener, M Vafaie, S Doerr… - Clinical …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND We evaluated kinetic changes of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-
cTnT) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and patients with hs-cTnT increases …