Joanna Oettinger

TL;DR: The data confirmed that anemia was an independent predictive factor of mortality and had incremental predictive value to the GRACE score system for early clinical outcomes.

TL;DR: Between 2001 and 2006, a significant increase in the use of guidelines-recommended treatments (GRTs) was observed, associated with lower 30-day mortality, in elderly patients, and data confirm that high-risk patients, such as the elderly, benefit from an increased use of GRTs.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assessed the relation between albuminuria and 30-day mortality, as well as its incremental predictive value, on top of established prognostic parameters, in 1,211 consecutive patients admitted for acute myocardial infarction.

TL;DR: Elevated CRP level is an independent and important predictive factor of 30-day mortality in ACS patients, even after adjustment for co-morbidities, hemodynamic conditions and treatment, and combined with the GRACE risk score, CRP information improves risk classification.

TL;DR: In unstable plaques, BA resulted in a longitudinal redistribution of fibrotic and fibrofatty tissues and disappearance of 1/3 of necrotic tissue, whereas calcium remained at the same level.