title: Novel biomarkers predicting cardiac function after acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Measurement of biomarkers provides a cost-effective and widely available method to estimate cardiac dysfunction and clinical outcome of patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
  
  
  
  PubMed entries with terms 'myocardial infarction' and the respective biomarker.
  
  
  
  Cardiac troponins and natriuretic peptides are closely related to left ventricular dysfunction and the occurrence of adverse clinical events following AMI.
  
  
  
  The incremental value of novel biomarkers is controversial.
  
  
  
  The combination of traditional and novel biomarkers might further improve risk stratification of patients with AMI.
  
  
  
  We searched all entries on the PubMed database with the MeSH terms 'myocardial infarction' and 'cardiac troponins', 'natriuretic peptides', 'copeptin', galectin-3', 'corin', 'fetuin-A', 'adiponectin' and 'microRNA'.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Hans-Josef
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Feistritzer
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Gert
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Klug
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Sebastian J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Reinstadler
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Reindl
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Agnes
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mayr
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria.
authors.forename: Johannes
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mair
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, University Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstraße 35, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria Bernhard.Metzler@tirol-kliniken.at.
authors.forename: Bernhard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Metzler
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D014336:Troponin / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D045265:Natriuretic Peptides; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014336:Troponin
keywords: acute myocardial infarction; biomarkers; cardiac function; prognosis