| Prevalence and clinical significance of an elevated cardiac troponin I in patients presenting to the Emergency Department without chest pain. | |
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PMID: 16490684 Owner: NLM Status: PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Cardiac troponins are currently measured in patients presenting with chest pain. Little is known about routinely measured cardiac troponins in patients presenting without chest pain. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and clinical significance of an elevated cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in patients presenting to the Emergency Department without chest pain. METHODS: During a 6-month period, we routinely measured cTnI in all patients presenting to the internist, neurologist, or lung specialist for reasons other than chest pain. We followed patients with an elevated cTnI for 1 year and determined mortality and incidence of non-fatal myocardial infarction, percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), and coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). RESULTS: cTnI was elevated in 41 out of 1130 patients (3.6%). Patients with an elevated cTnI were older (78 vs. 62 years) and more often admitted to the hospital (95% vs. 78%) than those with a normal cTnI. Twenty-six patients (63%) with an elevated cTnI died within 1 year. Approximately 50% of these deaths were cardiac-related. Two patients (4.9%) suffered a non-fatal myocardial infarction, while no patient underwent PCI or CABG during follow-up. CONCLUSION: Routinely measured cTnI is seldom elevated in a general population of patients presenting to the Emergency Department without chest pain. Patients with an elevated cTnI are, on the average, 16 years older than those with a normal level. An elevated cTnI is clearly associated with an unfavorable outcome. |
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B M Swinkels; G S Sonke; H P Muller; R H J Peters |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: European journal of internal medicine Volume: 17 ISSN: 0953-6205 ISO Abbreviation: Eur. J. Intern. Med. Publication Date: 2006 Mar |
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Created Date: 2006-02-21 Completed Date: 2006-04-24 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9003220 Medline TA: Eur J Intern Med Country: Netherlands |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 92-5 Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Internal Medicine, Gooi-Noord Hospital, Rijksstraatweg 1, 1261 AN Blaricum, The Netherlands. b.m.swinkels@planet.nl |
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