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Predictive value of C-reactive protein and troponin T in patients with unstable angina: a comparative analysis

Christopher Heeschen, MD^*, Christian W. Hamm, MD, FACC, Jens Bruemmer, MD, Maarten L. Simoons, MD, FACC for the CAPTURE Investigators

^* Stanford University Medical School, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Kerckhoff-Clinic, Department of Cardiology, Bad Nauheim, Germany
University Hospital Hamburg, Department of Clinical Chemistry, Hamburg, Germany
Erasmus University Rotterdam, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, the Netherlands

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Figure 1 Event rates (mortality and MI) according to the patients’ TnT status during first 72 h (top panel) and after six months of follow-up (bottom panel).

View larger version (34K): [in a new window]   Figure 2 Event rates observed for the CRP quintiles according to the four investigated periods after randomization.

View larger version (23K): [in a new window]   Figure 3 Event rates (mortality and MI) according to the patients’ CRP status during first 72 h (top panel) and after six months of follow-up (bottom panel).

View larger version (16K): [in a new window]   Figure 4 Predictive value for the end point of mortality during the 6-month follow-up period according to both TnT and CRP status. Open bar = CRP-negative patients; solid bars = CRP-positive patients.