الفهرس 
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Abstract
Patients with unstable CAD encompass a heterogeneous
group that varies widely regarding severity of the underlying coronary
artery disease, prognosis and response to treatment. Patients with the
highest risk of subsequent events usually have the largest benefit of an
intensified pharmacological treatment and early mechanical
intervention. Therefore, risk stratification is essential and should be
initiated early and updated continuously throughout the hospital stay.
Early risk stratification is usually performed by the use of clinical
presentation, electrocardiography, and biochemical markers of
myocardial damage. Levels of natriuretic peptides have been shown to
reflect cardiac performance and there is emerging role of these pep‐
tides in the early risk stratification of unstable CAD patients.