International journal of cardiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Multimarker strategy for risk prediction in patients presenting with acute dyspnea to the emergency department.
Multimarker approaches improve risk prediction in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome. We hypothesized that simultaneous assessment of B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), cardiac troponin I (cTNI) and C-reactive protein (CRP) enables clinicians to better predict risk among patients with acute dyspnea presenting to the emergency department. ⋯ Our findings suggest that a simple multimarker approach with simultaneous assessment of BNP, and cTNI demonstrates potential to assist clinicians in predicting risk of death and/or rehospitalization in patients presenting with acute dyspnea in the emergency department.