Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Injury, and Nonelevated Troponins
Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Injury, and Nonelevated Troponins
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DOI:
10.1016/j.amjmed.2015.11.006
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发表时间:
2016-04-01
影响因子:
5.9
通讯作者:
Mickley, Hans
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作者:
Sarkisian, Laura;Saaby, Lotte;Mickley, Hans
BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins have emerged as the preferred biomarkers for detecting myocardial necrosis and diagnosing myocardial infarction. However, current cardiac troponin assays do not discriminate between ischemic and nonischemic causes of myocardial cell death. Thus, when an increased troponin value is encountered in the absence of obvious myocardial ischemia, a careful search for other clinical conditions is crucial.METHODS: In 2010 to 2011, we prospectively studied hospitalized patients who had cardiac troponin I measured on clinical indication. An acute myocardial infarction was diagnosed in cases of a cardiac troponin I increase or decrease pattern with at least 1 value > 30 ng/L (99th percentile) together with myocardial ischemia. Myocardial injury was defined as cardiac troponin I values > 30 ng/L, but without signs or symptoms indicating overt cardiac ischemia. Patients with peak values