Biomarkers in ACS and Heart Failure: Should Men and Women Be Interpreted Differently?
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Biomarkers in ACS and heart failure: should men and women be interpreted differently?
BACKGROUND Sex-based differences exist in the circulating concentrations of certain novel and established biomarkers in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and heart failure (HF). However, to date, few studies have compared the diagnostic and prognostic utility of these markers in men vs women. CONTENT This mini-review contains a discussion of the published reports of studies that ha...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Chemistry
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0009-9147,1530-8561
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2013.202531