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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2022

Changes of Serum D-Dimer, NT-proBNP, and Troponin I Levels in Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection and the Clinical Significance.

Zexiang Xu, Meiyu Wei, Xin Guo, Qing Zhang, Yankun Ma, Zhisheng Gao, Zhen Teng

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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Zexiang XuCardiovascular Department 4, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
Meiyu WeiCardiovascular Department 3, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
Xin GuoCardiovascular Department 4, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
Qing ZhangCatheterization Laboratory, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
Yankun MaCardiovascular Department 4, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
Zhisheng GaoCardiovascular Department 4, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.
Zhen TengCardiovascular Department 4, Cangzhou Central Hospital, Cangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0211-8147

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the changes in blood D-dimer (D-D), high-sensitivity troponin I (hs-cTnI), and N-terminal B-type brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) levels in patients with acute aortic dissection (AAD) and its clinical significance. Methods: Forty patients with AAD diagnosed in our hospital from January 2018 to December 2019 were selected as the observation group, and 40 patients with chest pain and non-AAD treated in our hospital during the same period were included in the control group. The patients were subdivided into a death group and a survival group as per the prognosis. The clinical symptoms and signs of the two groups of patients upon admission were observed, and the levels of D-D, hs-cTnI, and NT-proBNP were determined. The differences in clinical data, plasma D-D, hs-cTnI, and NT-proBNP levels between the two groups of patients were analyzed. Results: The clinical data and physical signs were homogeneous between the two groups ( Conclusion: Clinical symptoms and signs are insufficient to constitute a diagnosis of AAD, whereas the elevated expression levels of D-D, hs-cTnI, and NT-proBNP demonstrated great potential for the diagnosis and prognosis of AAD.

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