Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia
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Arq. Bras. Cardiol. · May 2014
Does C-reactive protein add prognostic value to GRACE score in acute coronary syndromes?
The incremental prognostic value of plasma levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) in relation to GRACE score has not been established in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with non-ST segment elevation. ⋯ Although CRP is associated with hospital outcomes, this inflammatory marker does not increase the prognostic value of the GRACE score.