Combined Use of High-sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and N-Terminal Pro-B-type Natriuretic Peptide for Risk Stratification of Vascular Surgery Patients

Hs-CRP and NT-proBNP substantially improve risk prediction when added to an established predictive tool. The biochemical marker-based risk score may be useful for accurately risk-stratifying vascular surgery patients; nonetheless, further validation studies on external datasets are needed before it can be used in clinical practice.