Table of Contents


" Section 1: Markers of Cardiac Risk
o Overview of Markers of Cardiac Risk
o OxPL/apoB Containing Lipoproteins: A Biomarker Predicting Cardiovascular Disease and Events

" Section 2: Markers of Cardiac Ischemia
o Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Acute Coronary Syndrome
o Laboratory Perspective on Biomarkers for Acute Coronary
o Hypersensitive
o Evolving Biomarkers for Cardiac Ischemia

" Section 3: Natriuretic Peptides for Heart Failure
o Natriuretic Peptides in Patients with Acute Shortness of Breath
o Natriuretic Peptides in the Hospital: Risk Stratification and Treatment Titration
o Natriuretic Peptides in the Outpatient Setting

" Section 4: Biomarkers in Cardio Renal Disease
o Cardio renal Syndromes
o Assessing Kidney Injury in Heart Failure: The Role of Biomarkers

" Section 5: Looking towards the Future
o Adrenomedullin
o Galectin-3
o ST2
o Copeptin

" Index