Pascal Stammet, Olivier Collignon, Christian Hassager, Matthew P Wise, Jan Hovdenes, Anders Åneman, Janneke Horn, Yvan Devaux, David Erlinge, Jesper Kjaergaard, Yvan Gasche, Michael Wanscher, Tobias Cronberg, Hans Friberg, Jørn Wetterslev, Tommaso Pellis, Michael Kuiper, Georges Gilson, Niklas Nielsen
BACKGROUND: Neuron-specific enolase (NSE) is a widely-used biomarker for prognostication of neurological outcome after cardiac arrest, but the relevance of recommended cutoff values has been questioned due to the lack of a standardized methodology and uncertainties over the influence of temperature management. OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the role of NSE as a prognostic marker of outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in a contemporary setting...
May 19, 2015: Journal of the American College of Cardiology