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Clinical implications of the change of cardiac troponin I levels in patients with acute chest pain - An evaluation with respect to the Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction
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- Eggers, Kai M. (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper,Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR)
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Jaffe, Allan S. (author)
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- Venge, Per (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Klinisk kemi
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- Lindahl, Bertil, 1957- (author)
- Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper,Uppsala kliniska forskningscentrum (UCR)
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- Elsevier BV, 2011
- 2011
- English.
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In: Clinica Chimica Acta. - : Elsevier BV. - 0009-8981 .- 1873-3492. ; 412:1-2, s. 91-97
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- Background: The Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction incorporates elevated cardiac troponin levels (>99th percentile) together with a significant rise/fall of troponins as biochemical criterion. We sought to evaluate the clinical implications of the relative change of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) levels with respect to the Universal Definition in patients with acute chest pain. Methods: cTnI (Stratus CS) was measured serially in 454 patients within 24 h from admission. Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was defined using the criteria adapted to the ESC/ACC consensus document, or corresponding to the Universal Definition together with prespecified cTnI changes of >= 20%, >= 50% and >= 100%. Follow-up was completed after 5.8 years. Results: A peak cTnI level above the 99th percentile together with a cTnI change of >= 20% was found in 160 patients of whom 25 did not have AMI according to the ESC/ACC criteria. These 160 patients had a significantly raised mortality (HR 2.5[95% CI 1.7-3.8]). Higher cTnI deltas were not associated with higher mortalities but identified smaller patient cohorts at risk. Conclusions: The Universal Definition of AMI together with a >= 20% cTnI change appears to improve the discrimination of acute from chronic causes of cTnI release, and allows a reliable identification of patients at risk.
Keyword
- Chest pain
- Myocardial infarction
- Diagnostic criteria
- Troponin kinetics
- MEDICINE
- MEDICIN
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- art (subject category)
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