Growth differentiation factor-15 and all-cause mortality in patients with suspected myocardial infarction.

Affiliation

Cardiovascular Research Institute Basel (CRIB) and Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Switzerland; GREAT network, Switzerland. Electronic address: [Email]

Abstract

To assess the prognostic performance of Growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15) concentrations in unselected patients presenting with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and adjudication based on high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn).

Keywords

Acute coronary syndromes,Biomarkers,Mortality/survival,