European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on June 9, 2008
European Heart Journal 2008 29(15):1922-1923; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehn245
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Association of adiponectin with adverse outcome in coronary artery disease patients: results from the AtheroGene study
Institute of Cardiology
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Cardiovascular Department
Royal Brompton Hospital
London
UK
Institute of Cardiology
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Rome
Italy
Cardiovascular Department
Royal Brompton Hosptial
London
UK
Institute of Cardiology
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Rome
Italy
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We read with interest the article by Schnabel et al.1 in which the authors assessed the prognostic value of baseline levels of adiponectin in patients with manifest coronary artery disease (CAD). They conclude that adiponectin concentration is predictive of cardiovascular death or non-fatal myocardial infarction (MI) at a median