Early risk stratification in patients with chest pain

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction

PART I Patients with a Normal or Non-diagnostic Electrocardiogram

Chapter 2 Diagnostic procedures in rule-out protocols: background and rationale

Chapter 3 Safe discharge from the cardiac emergency room with a rapid rule out myocardial infarction protocol using creatinekinase MBmass

Chapter 4 Ruling out acute myocardial infarction early with two serial creatine-kinase MBmass determinations

Chapter 5 The prognostic value of markers of inflammation in troponin T-negative chest pain patients prior to discharge from the cardiac emergency department

Chapter 6 The value of hemostatic markers in the triage of patients with chest pain presenting with a normal or non-diagnostic electrocardiogram

Chapter 7 Prognostic value of pre-discharge dobutamine stress echocardiography in chest pain patients with a negative cardiac troponin T

PART II Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome

Chapter 8 Independent prognostic value of C-reactive protein and troponin I in patients with unstable angina or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction

Chapter 9 C-reactive protein and cardiac troponin T in risk stratification: differences in optimal timing of tests early after the onset of chest pain

Chapter 10 Different time frames for the occurrence of elevated levels of cardiac troponin T and C-reactive protein in patients with acute myocardial infarction

Chapter 11 Summary and conclusions Samenvatting en conclusies

Chapter 11 Summary and conclusions, Samenvatting en conclusies

Chapter 12 References

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