Elevated troponin predicts long-term adverse cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive crisis: a retrospective study
Elevated troponin predicts long-term adverse cardiovascular outcomes in hypertensive crisis: a retrospective study
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DOI:
10.1097/hjh.0b013e3283599b4f
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发表时间:
2012-12-01
影响因子:
4.9
通讯作者:
Pillai, Dilip P.
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作者:
Pattanshetty, Deepak J.;Bhat, Pradeep K.;Pillai, Dilip P.
Background: Hypertensive crisis is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Elevated troponin, frequently observed in hypertensive crisis, may be attributed to myocardial supply-demand mismatch or obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD). However, in patients presenting with hypertensive crisis and an elevated troponin, the prevalence of CAD and the long-term adverse cardiovascular outcomes are unknown.Objective: We sought to assess the impact of elevated troponin on cardiovascular outcomes and evaluate the role of troponin as a predictor of obstructive CAD in patients with hypertensive crisis.Methods: Patients who presented with hypertensive crisis (n = 236) were screened retrospectively. Baseline and follow-up data including the event rates were obtained using electronic patient records. Those without an assay for cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) (n = 65) were excluded. Of the remaining 171 patients, those with elevated cTnI (cTnI >= 0.12 ng/ml) (n = 56) were compared with those with normal cTnI (cTnI