European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Feb 2015
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyCirculating cardiac biomarkers and postoperative atrial fibrillation in the OPERA trial.
Postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) is a common complication after cardiac surgery and predicts increased morbidity and mortality. Identification of patients at high risk of POAF with the help of circulating biomarkers may enable early preventive treatment but data are limited, especially in contemporary surgical patients. ⋯ Among patients undergoing cardiac surgery, NT-proBNP and hs-cTnT are related to clinical and surgical characteristics, have different perioperative time courses but are not independently associated with risk of POAF.
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Feb 2015
Multicenter StudyStress and inflammatory biomarkers and symptoms are associated with bioimpedance measures.
This large cross-sectional, multi-centre study evaluated the association of body composition measurements by a novel dual frequency bioimpedance device (BIA-ACC) with chronic stress/inflammation biomarkers and the presence of medically unexplained symptoms (MUS). ⋯ MUS is an index of chronic stress and inflammation and BIA-ACC may provide a useful, bloodless and rapid tool in the clinical setting, distinguishing patients with chronic stress/inflammation from healthy subjects and monitoring their response to treatment.