Inflammatory markers and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.

In a prospective cohort study of patient outcomes following stroke, William Whiteley and colleagues find that markers of inflammatory response are associated with poor outcomes. However, addition of these markers to existing prognostic models does not improve outcome prediction.

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Main Author: Leonard Kritharides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2730031?pdf=render
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spelling doaj-5390e0dc16774ccf9c10ee09b440f2ae2020-11-25T01:37:14ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762009-09-0169e100014710.1371/journal.pmed.1000147Inflammatory markers and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.Leonard KritharidesIn a prospective cohort study of patient outcomes following stroke, William Whiteley and colleagues find that markers of inflammatory response are associated with poor outcomes. However, addition of these markers to existing prognostic models does not improve outcome prediction.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2730031?pdf=render
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Inflammatory markers and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.
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title Inflammatory markers and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.
title_short Inflammatory markers and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.
title_full Inflammatory markers and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.
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title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory markers and outcomes in cardiovascular disease.
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1549-1676
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description In a prospective cohort study of patient outcomes following stroke, William Whiteley and colleagues find that markers of inflammatory response are associated with poor outcomes. However, addition of these markers to existing prognostic models does not improve outcome prediction.
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