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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Seven days after an ACS event, neopterin levels > or = 12. 11 nmol/L (upper quartile, derived from a post hoc analysis) were associated with an increased risk of death and an increased risk of death or acute coronary events after adjustment for age, gender, history of diabetes mellitus, history of hypertension, history of smoking, type of ACS presentation, use of percutaneous coronary intervention for the index event, statin regimen, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hazard ratio, 1. 86 [95 % CI, 1. 24 to 2. 77], P = 0. 003 ; and hazard ratio, 1. 33 [95 % CI, 1. 09 to 1. 63] P = 0. 006, respectively).