High sensitivity cardiac troponin T in patients not having an acute coronary syndrome: results from the TRAPID-AMI study

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2017

Publication Title

Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals

Abstract

PURPOSE: To describe the baseline, 1 hr and delta high sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTnT) values in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) but without a final acute coronary syndrome (ACS) diagnosis.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: hs-cTnT assay for RAPID rule out of acute myocardial infarction (TRAPID-AMI) was a prospective diagnostic trial that enrolled emergency department (ED) patients with suspected AMI. Final patient diagnoses were adjudicated by a clinical events committee and subjects placed in different clinical groups: AMI, unstable angina, non-ACS cardiac, non-cardiac and unknown origin. The baseline, 1 hr and delta hs-cTnT values were analysed in the 902 non-ACS patients.

RESULTS: Amongst the 1282 studied the patient groups were 213 (17%) AMI, 167 (13%) unstable angina, 113 (9%) non-ACS cardiac, 288 (22%) non-cardiac and 501 (39%) unknown origin. The hs-cTnT values in the non-cardiac and unknown origin groups were combined. The median hs-cTnT values (ng/L) were higher (p < 0.001) in the non-ACS cardiac compared to the non-cardiac/unknown origin group at baseline (11.8,

CONCLUSIONS: Hs-cTnT may help predict whether non-ACS ED patients have a final non-ACS cardiac or non-cardiac/unknown origin diagnoses.

Medical Subject Headings

Acute Coronary Syndrome; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biomarkers; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction; Myocardium; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Troponin T

PubMed ID

28532247

Volume

22

Issue

8

First Page

709

Last Page

714

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