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Associations of brain-natriuretic peptide, high-sensitive troponin T, and high-sensitive C-reactive protein with outcomes in severe aortic stenosis.

Andreas AuensenAmjad Iqbal HussainRagnhild Sørum FalkMarte Meyer Walle-HansenJorun ByeKjell Ingar PettersenPål AukrustThor UelandLars Lysgaard Gullestad
Published in: PloS one (2017)
Whereas NT-proBNP, hsTnT and hs-CRP had no independently prognostic value in relation to all-cause mortality following SAVR, hsTnT was independently associated with MACE following operation. The use of these clinically available biomarkers, in particular hsTnT, should be clarified in larger studies.
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