Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Multicenter Study
MR-proANP and MR-proADM for risk stratification of patients with acute chest pain.
To evaluate mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin (MR-proADM) and mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP) as prognostic biomarkers in a representative 'real world' cohort of patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ⋯ MR-proADM and MR-proANP are predictors of future cardiovascular events in patients presenting with acute chest pain and might facilitate the choice of treatment in those patients complementary to established risk scores.
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The NCDR CathPCI Registry collects detailed clinical, process-of-care and outcomes data for patients undergoing coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the USA. The registry contributes to quality of care by providing data feedback on a wide range of performance metrics to participating centres and by facilitating local and national quality improvement efforts. ⋯ Main outcome measures include quality process metrics and in-hospital patient outcomes. Data are available for research by application to: http://www.ncdr.com.
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
Trends in cardiovascular mortality and hospitalisations, and potential contribution of inhospital case-fatality rates to changes in national mortality in the Czech Republic 1994-2009.
To analyse trends in cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality and hospitalisations in the Czech Republic in 1994-2009 and to assess the contribution of inhospital case-fatality rates (CFR) to changes in national CVD mortality. ⋯ During the study period, the overall CVD hospitalisation rates remained high but inhospital CFR declined considerably. The improved case-fatality seems to have made a substantial contribution to the decline in the national CVD mortality, particularly for AMI and stroke.