In unstable coronary artery disease, elevated levels of troponin T and C-reactive protein are strongly related to the long-term risk of death from cardiac causes. These markers are independent risk factors, and their effects are additive with respect to each other and other clinical indicators of risk.

If implemented on a population basis, the addition of pharmacists to health care teams would lead to major reductions in morbidity and health care costs.

Increased levels of both fibrinogen and C-reactive protein are associated with a worse outcome in patients with unstable coronary artery disease. The increased risk associated with elevated fibrinogen levels is independent of, and additive to, the prognostic influence of myocardial damage.

A CBT intervention program decreases the risk of recurrent CVD and recurrent acute myocardial infarction. This may have implications for secondary preventive programs in patients with coronary heart disease. Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00888485.

Persistent C. pneumoniae infection is common in unstable coronary artery disease. The independent association between increased C. pneumoniae IgA antibody titres and fibrinogen levels indicates that chronic infection could be of importance for disease activity.