Biomarkers in Stable Coronary Artery Disease

Background: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the most common reason for death in the western hemisphere. Therefore, a well-functioning risk-management has been established over the past decades with uprising interest in ‘novel’ biomarkers to predict adverse coronary events and detect patients with subclinical CAD. This review will focus on selected biomarkers belonging to the family of inflammatory markers (fibrinogen or hs-CRP) or to the family of lipid-associated markers (Lipoprotein associated PA2 or Lipoprotein a) and organ-specific biomarkers (hs-troponin, Cystatin C or NTproBNP). Keywords: Coronary artery disease, biomarkers, lipoproteins, lipid-related biomarkers, inflammatory biomarkers, organspecific biomarkers.