| Troponin elevation in patients with heart failure: on behalf of the third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction Global Task Force: Heart Failure Section. | |
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PMID: 22745356 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Cardiac troponin testing is commonly performed in patients with heart failure (HF). Despite being strongly linked to spontaneous (Type I) acute myocardial infarction (MI)-a common cause of acute HF syndromes-it is well recognized that concentrations of circulating troponins above the 99th percentile of a normal population in the context of both acute and chronic HF are highly prevalent, and frequently unrelated to Type I MI. Other mechanism(s) leading to troponin elevation in HF syndromes remain elusive in many cases but prominently includes supply-demand inequity (Type II MI), which may be associated with coronary artery obstruction and endothelial dysfunction, or may occur in the absence of coronary obstruction due to increased oxygen demand related to increased wall tension, anaemia, or other factors provoking subendocardial injury. Non-coronary triggers, such as cellular necrosis, apoptosis, or autophagy in the context of wall stress may explain the troponin release in HF, as can toxic effects of circulating neurohormones, toxins, inflammation, and infiltrative processes, among others. Nonetheless, across a wide spectrum of HF syndromes, when troponin elevation occurs, independent of mechanism, it is strongly predictive of an adverse outcome. Clinicians should be aware of the high frequency of troponin elevation when measuring the marker in patients with HF, should keep in mind the possible causes of this phenomenon, and, independent of a diagnosis of 'acute MI', should recognize the considerable ramifications of troponin elevation in this setting. |
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James L Januzzi; Gerasimos Filippatos; Markku Nieminen; Mihai Gheorghiade |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2012-6-28 |
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Title: European heart journal Volume: - ISSN: 1522-9645 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2012 Jun |
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Created Date: 2012-6-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8006263 Medline TA: Eur Heart J Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Yawkey 5984, 32 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. |
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