Cardiovascular biomarkers predict post-discharge re-hospitalization risk and mortality among Swedish heart failure patients.

John Molvin Amra Jujić Erasmus Bachus Widet Gallo Gordana Tasevska-DinevskaHannes HolmOlle Melander Arthur Fedorowski Martin Magnusson

Published in: ESC heart failure (2019)

Among patients hospitalized for HF, elevated plasma levels of NT-proBNP, MR-proADM, copeptin, and cystatin C are associated with higher mortality after discharge, whereas NT-proBNP is the only biomarker that predicts the risk of re-hospitalization due to cardiac causes.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
left ventricular
ejection fraction
magnetic resonance
risk factors
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
atrial fibrillation
breast cancer risk