European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on April 16, 2008
European Heart Journal 2008 29(10):1335-1336; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn150
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Dr Levinson remarks that the clinical value of biomarkers can only be defined in studies showing improved outcome after incorporation of these biomarkers in risk models. We agree that this formally provides the