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Abstract
Biomarkers have gained increasing significance in clinical cardiology during the last two decades. Laboratory parameters play an important role as risk markers for coronary events in primary and secondary prevention, in the diagnosis of acute myocardial necrosis and heart failure as well as in the management of patients with heart valve diseases. The development of novel biochemical markers has also led to new insights in the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndromes and heart failure. This review summarizes the state of the art of cardiac biomarkers suitable for routine use.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17340059 DOI: 10.1007/s10354-007-0372-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Wien Med Wochenschr ISSN: 0043-5341