Elevated Levels of Both Cardiomyocyte Membrane and Myofibril Damage Markers Predict Adverse Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

Autor: Yasuyuki Kitahara, Koichi Setsuta, Teruo Takano, Taminori Ohbayashi, Masato Arau, Yoshihiko Seino, Kyoichi Mizuno
Rok vydání: 2007
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Zdroj: Circulation Journal. 72:569-574
ISSN: 1347-4820
1346-9843
DOI: 10.1253/circj.72.569
Popis: BACKGROUND Recent studies have shown the presence of ongoing myocardial damage in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) detected by myofibril and membrane damage markers, cardiac troponin T (TnT) and heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP), which identifies patients at increased risk of a future cardiac event (CE: death or rehospitalization because of worsening CHF). There is a difference between TnT and H-FABP in their release kinetics following myocardial damage. METHODS AND RESULTS TnT and H-FABP were measured in 103 patients with CHF and in 31 controls. Patients were classified into 4 groups based on detectable (>or=0.01 ng/ml) or undetectable TnT (TnT+ or TnT-) and H-FABP >or= or
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