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Preoperative NT-proBNP and CRP predict perioperative major cardiovascular events in non-cardiac surgery
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To the Editor: We read the paper by Choi et al1 with great interest. Clearly, N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NTproBNP) (and C reactive protein, CRP) appeared to predict perioperative major cardiovascular events (PCME) better than the Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI). The most traditional way to depict that one predictor is better than other is to …
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