Articles tagged ‘prognosis’

Elevation of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) after ICD discharge, even when it occurs after device testing, is a risk factor for mortality that is independent of other common prognostic variables.

Symptoms of depression are related to cardiovascular mortality even after adjustment for other prognostic indicators in optimally treated patients with comorbid atrial fibrillation (AF) and congestive heart failure (CHF).