Plasma Concentration of Soluble Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 and Oncoming Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Unstable Angina Pectoris and Non–ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

In patients who had unstable angina pectoris and non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, initial blood levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 were found not to be higher than those in asymptomatic patients who had coronary artery disease. Although troponin T and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were found to have prognostic value, blood levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 were not predictive of an increased risk of major cardiac events during 6-month follow-up.