International journal of cardiology
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Observational Study
Neurofilament light chain as an early and sensitive predictor of long-term neurological outcome in patients after cardiac arrest.
Neurofilament light chain (NF-L) is the major intermediate filament specifically expressed in neurons and their axons. No data are available concerning serum levels of NF-L after global cerebral ischemia due to cardiac arrest. To find a specific neuronal marker of long-term neurological outcome, we examined serum levels of NF-L in patients after cardiac arrest. ⋯ The present data suggest that within 7 days after cardiac arrest serum NF-L is a valuable marker of long-term neurological outcome.
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We studied time trends in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) incidence, including out-of-hospital mortality proportions and hospitalized case-fatality rates. In addition, we compared AMI trends by age, gender and socioeconomic status. ⋯ Substantial improvements were observed in incidence, out-of-hospital mortality and short-term case-fatality after AMI in the Netherlands. Young and female groups tend to fall behind, and socioeconomic inequalities in AMI incidence persisted and have not narrowed.