Impact on Patient Management and Outcome of Switching between 2 Contemporary Sensitive Cardiac Troponin Assays.

Autor:	Wilen CB; Department of Pathology and Immunology., Szymanski JJ; Department of Pathology and Immunology., Hung S; Department of Emergency Medicine, and., Rajan A; Department of Pathology and Immunology., Lavigne PM; Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO., Char DM; Department of Emergency Medicine, and., Geltman EM; Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO., Scott MG; Department of Pathology and Immunology, mscott@path.wustl.edu.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Clinical chemistry [Clin Chem] 2015 Jun; Vol. 61 (6), pp. 870-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Apr 17.
DOI:	10.1373/clinchem.2015.238089
Abstrakt:	Background: Myocardial infarction is characterized by an increase of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) above the 99th percentile of a reference population. Our hospital switched from 1 contemporary cTnI assay to another and observed a doubling of cTnI results above the assays' respective 99th percentile cutoffs. We investigated the potential impact on inpatient management and outcomes. Methods: We performed a retrospective cohort study of 45 498 individuals with ≥1 cTnI result between January 2013 and June 2014. The Dimension cTnI assay was used in 2013; the Abbott Architect cTnI assay was used in 2014. Results: Before switching cTnI assays, 19.2% (4742/30 872) of patients had at least 1 of the first 3 cTnIs above the 99th percentile (0.07 μg/L). After switching to the Architect cTnI assay, 31.4% (4034/14 626) of patients had at least 1 cTnI above the 99th percentile (0.03 μg/L). This increase was due to the difference in the assays' 99th percentile cutoffs. Having an increased cTnI reported on the Architect assay that would not have been reported as such on the Dimension assay (0.03-0.06 μg/L) correlated with increased inpatient mortality, length of stay, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction diagnosis, therapeutic heparin use, and percutaneous coronary intervention, relative to individuals with cTnI <0.03 μg/L. Conclusions: The changes observed in patient outcomes and management were likely due to the increased sensitivity and lower 99th percentile cutoff of the Architect assay. It is important to recognize the potential impact that differences in sensitivity and assay configuration may have on patient management. (© 2015 American Association for Clinical Chemistry.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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