Can biomarkers improve prediction of future cardiovascular events in patients with cardiovascular disease?

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Mahesh J Patel et al. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007 Jan.

. 2007 Jan;4(1):14-5.

doi: 10.1038/ncpcardio0723.

¹ Division of Cardiology, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9047, USA.

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Comparative impact of multiple biomarkers and N-Terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in the context of conventional risk factors for the prediction of recurrent cardiovascular events in the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE) Study.
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