Implications of lowering threshold of plasma troponin concentration in diagnosis of myocardial infarction:cohort study

Autor: Simon Walker, Antonia M. D. Churchhouse, Mary Stoddart, Kuan Ken Lee, David E. Newby, Margaret MacLeod, Martin A. Denvir, David A. McAllister, Keith A.A. Fox, Nicholas L. Mills
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Mills, N L, Lee, K K, McAllister, D A, Churchhouse, A M D, Macleod, M, Stoddart, M, Walker, S, Denvir, M A, Fox, K A A & Newby, D E 2012, ' Implications of lowering threshold of plasma troponin concentration in diagnosis of myocardial infarction : cohort study ', British Medical Journal (BMJ), vol. 344, no. 7852, e1533 . https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.e1533
ISSN: 0959-535X
Popis: ObjectiveTo assess the relation between troponin concentration, assay precision, and clinical outcomes in patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome.DesignCohort study.SettingTertiary centre in Scotland.Participants2092 consecutive patients admitted with suspected acute coronary syndrome were stratified with a sensitive troponin I assay into three groups (Main outcome measureOne year survival without events (recurrent myocardial infarction, death) in patients grouped by troponin concentration.ResultsTroponin I concentrations were ConclusionLowering the diagnostic threshold to the 99th centile and accepting greater assay imprecision would identify more patients with acute coronary syndrome at risk of recurrent myocardial infarction and death but would increase the diagnosis of myocardial infarction by 47%. It remains to be established whether reclassification of these patients and treatment for myocardial infarction would improve outcome.
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