Risk stratification in unstable coronary artery disease
Exercise test and troponin T from a gender perspective
K.åge Säfström, MD*,
Bertil Lindahl, PhD ,
Eva Swahn, PhD* the FRISC-Study Group1
* Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden
Department of Cardiology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden

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Figure 1 Recruitment of the study population.
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Figure 2 (A) Cumulative risk and time of occurrence of cardiac death or myocardial infarction (MI) in groups based on exercise test findings. (B) Cumulative risk and time of occurrence of cardiac death or myocardial infarction (MI) in groups based on maximal troponin T levels during the first 24 h (µg/liter).
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Figure 3 (AC) Six-month risk for cardiac death or myocardial infarction (MI) in relation to maximal troponin T levels during the first 24 h and exercise test response. No ET = No exercise test group. Patients with events before performed or planned ET are excluded.
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