Risk stratification in stable coronary artery disease: superiority of N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide over high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, gamma-glutamyl transferase, and traditional risk factors.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and gamma-glutamyl transferase (γ-GT) with traditional risk markers for estimating prognosis in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).

Materials And Methods: Evaluation of mortality and a combined clinical endpoint (mortality, need for coronary revascularization, myocardial infarction, hospitalization for cardiac causes, or stroke) during an average 3.2-year follow-up in 394 consecutive patients (73% male patients, age: 67±9 years) with angiographically proven stable CAD.