Copeptin for risk stratification in acute illness: beyond cardiological problems

Copeptin (Cop) has been recently proposed as a reliable marker for the diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, altough its concentration was found to increase in a variety of other severe clinical conditions. The aim of the present study was to assess the utility of Cop to identify high-risk patients...

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Main Authors: Roberto Cemin, Giuseppe Lippi, Luca Donazzan, Massimiliano Manfrin, Massimo Daves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-10-01
Series:Emergency Care Journal
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ecj/article/view/1183