Diagnostic and prognostic impact of copeptin and high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in patients with pre-existing coronary artery disease and suspected acute myocardial infarction

Autor: Philip Haaf, Katrin Winkler, Simone Thalmann, Miriam Reiter, Raphael Twerenbold, Beatrice Drexler, Stefano Bassetti, Christian Mueller, Christa Zellweger, Claudia Stelzig, Cathrin Balmelli, Michael Freese, Tobias Reichlin, Stephan Steuer, Stefan Osswald, Mihael Potocki, Willibald Hochholzer
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Heart (British Cardiac Society)
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2011-301269
Popis: OBJECTIVE The early diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be particularly challenging in patients with known coronary artery disease (CAD) due to pre existing ECG changes and chronic increases in cardiac troponin (cTn) levels. DESIGN Of 1170 consecutive patients presenting with symptoms suggestive of AMI 433 (37) with pre existing CAD were analysed in a prospective multicentre study and the diagnostic and prognostic impact of copeptin in combination with either fourth generation cardiac troponin T (cTnT) or high sensitivity cTnT (hs cTnT) was evaluated. RESULTS AMI was the final diagnosis in 78 patients with pre existing CAD (18). Copeptin was significantly higher in patients with AMI than in those without (26 pmol/l (IQR 9 71) vs 7 pmol/l (IQR 4 16) p
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