scholarly journals High-Sensitivity Troponin T and Copeptin in Non-ST Acute Coronary Syndromes: Implications for Prognosis and Role of hsTnT and Copeptin in Non-STEACS

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Hernández-Romero ◽  
José María García-Salas ◽  
Ángel López-Cuenca ◽  
Patricio Pérez-Berbel ◽  
Carmen Puche ◽  
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High-sensitivity TnT (hsTnT) has been proposed to improve the diagnosis and stratification in acute coronary syndromes. Copeptin has been proposed for a rapid and accurate rule out of acute myocardial infarction, but some doubts exist about its use out of the first hours from admission. Abnormalities of serum hsTnT and copeptin levels in non-STEACS and negative TnT, could have prognostic implications.Methods. We included 122 non-STEACS patients without raised TnT, 33 disease controls and 43 healthy controls. We measured hsTnT and copeptin levels. Clinical follow-up at 12 months was performed for adverse endpoints.Results. Non-STEACS patients had raised hsTnT compared with both control groups (P=0.036andP<0.001). Copeptin levels were higher in non-STEACS patients than healthy controls (P=0.021), without differences with disease controls. Raised levels of hs-TnT presented prognostic implications [HR 3.29 (95%CI: 1.33–7.49),P=0.010]. hs-TnT could be used for invasive approach decision, as it shows prognostic relevance in conservative approach-patients whereas remains unrelevant for catheterized-patients. Copeptin levels were not associated with adverse events.Conclusion. hsTnT levels increased in non-STEACS, were predictive of adverse events and could be important for recommending an invasive management. We cannot confirm a predictive role of copeptin out of the first hours from admission.

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (32) ◽  
pp. 2700-2709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinmin S Li ◽  
Slayman Obeid ◽  
Zeneng Wang ◽  
Benjamin J Hazen ◽  
Lin Li ◽  
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AbstractAims Trimethyllysine (TML) serves as a nutrient precursor of the gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and is associated with incident cardiovascular (CV) events in stable subjects. We examined the relationship between plasma TML levels and incident CV events in patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS).Methods and results Plasma levels of TML were quantified in two independent cohorts using mass spectrometry, and its relationship with CV events was investigated. In a Cleveland Cohort (N = 530), comprised of patients presenting to the emergency department with chest pain and suspected ACS, TML was associated with major adverse cardiac events (MACE, myocardial infarction, stroke, need for revascularization, or all-cause mortality) over both 30 days [3rd tertile (T3), adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.77, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.04–3.01; P < 0.05] and 6 months (T3, adjusted OR 1.95, 95% CI 1.15–3.32; P < 0.05) of follow-up independent of traditional CV risk factors and indices of renal function. Elevated TML levels were also associated with incident long-term (7-year) all-cause mortality [T3, adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 2.52, 95% CI 1.50–4.24; P < 0.001], and MACE even amongst patients persistently negative for cardiac Troponin T at presentation (e.g. 30-day MACE, T3, adjusted OR 4.49, 95% CI 2.06–9.79; P < 0.001). Trimethyllysine in combination with TMAO showed additive significance for near- and long-term CV events, including patients with ‘negative’ high-sensitivity Troponin T levels. In a multicentre Swiss Cohort (N = 1683) comprised of ACS patients, similar associations between TML and incident 1-year adverse cardiac risks were observed (e.g. mortality, adjusted T3 HR 2.74, 95% CI 1.28–5.85; P < 0.05; and MACE, adjusted T3 HR 1.55, 95% CI 1.04–2.31; P < 0.05).Conclusion Plasma TML levels, alone and together with TMAO, are associated with both near- and long-term CV events in patients with chest pain and ACS.


Author(s):  
Roland Klingenberg ◽  
Soheila Aghlmandi ◽  
Lorenz Räber ◽  
Alexander Akhmedov ◽  
Baris Gencer ◽  
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Background It remains unclear whether the novel biomarker cysteine‐rich angiogenic inducer 61 (CCN1) adds incremental prognostic value to the GRACE 2.0 (Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events) risk score and biomarkers high‐sensitivity Troponin T, hsCRP (high‐sensitivity C‐reactive protein), and NT‐proBNP (N‐terminal pro‐B‐type natriuretic peptide) in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Methods and Results Patients referred for coronary angiography with a primary diagnosis of acute coronary syndromes were enrolled in the Special Program University Medicine – Acute Coronary Syndromes and Inflammation cohort. The primary/secondary end points were 30‐day/1‐year all‐cause mortality and the composite of all‐cause mortality or myocardial infarction as used in the GRACE risk score. Associations between biomarkers and outcome were assessed using log‐transformed biomarker values and the GRACE risk score (versions 1.0 and 2.0). The incremental value of CCN1 beyond a reference model was assessed using Harrell’s C‐statistics calculated from a Cox proportional‐hazard model. The P value of the C‐statistics was derived from a likelihood ratio test. Among 2168 patients recruited, 1732 could be analyzed. CCN1 was the strongest single predictor of all‐cause mortality at 30 days (hazard ratio [HR], 1.77 [1.31, 2.40]) and 1 year (HR, 1.81 [1.47, 2.22]). Adding CCN1 alone to the GRACE 2.0 risk score improved C‐statistics for prognostic accuracy of all‐cause mortality at 30 days (0.87–0.88) and 1 year (0.81–0.82) and when combined with high‐sensitivity Troponin T, hsCRP, NT‐proBNP for 30 days (0.87–0.91), and for 1‐year follow‐up (0.81–0.84). CCN1 also increased the prognostic value for the composite of all‐cause mortality or myocardial infarction. Conclusions CCN1 predicts adverse outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndromes adding incremental information to the GRACE risk score, suggesting distinct underlying molecular mechanisms. Registration URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT01000701.


2021 ◽  
pp. 201010582110061
Author(s):  
Raja Ezman Raja Shariff ◽  
Hafisyatul Aiza Zainal Abidin ◽  
Sazzli Kasim

Cardiac amyloidosis is a severely underdiagnosed cause of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. We report a case of highly probable transthyretin (ATTR) cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CA) diagnosed through the assistance of non-invasive multimodality imaging. An 81-year-old man presented with worsening dyspnoea, reduced effort tolerance and limb swelling. Examination and bedside investigations demonstrated congestive cardiac failure. On arrival, N-terminal-pro B-type natriuretic peptide was 2400 ng/L, and high-sensitivity troponin T was 78 mmol/L. Echocardiography showed severe left and right ventricular hypertrophy, and a Doppler study revealed diastolic dysfunction. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed on non-conventional dark blood sequence an abnormal inversion time for nulling myocardium suggestive of infiltrative disease, including amyloidosis. The patient was referred for nuclear-based studies involving technetium-99m pyrophosphate which demonstrated changes highly diagnostic of ATTR-CA. Early diagnosis of ATTR-CA remains paramount due to the increasing availability of disease-modifying therapies. Current guidelines recognise the role of multimodality imaging in confidently recognising the disease without the need for histological evidence in the appropriate context, providing an alternative means of diagnosis.


Circulation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 (Suppl_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
David E Hamilton ◽  
Bradley J Petek ◽  
Lindsay G Panah ◽  
Sean R Mendez ◽  
Philip E Dormish ◽  
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Introduction: Myocardial injury is common after out-of-hospital-cardiac arrest (OHCA). However, little is known about the role of early serial hs-TnT in patients with OHCA for identifying myocardial injury, and whether the prevalence and severity of injury differs according to cardiac (CV) vs noncardiac (non-CV) cause of OHCA. Hypothesis: Early hs-TnT will demonstrate high rates of myocardial injury after OHCA regardless of etiology. However, in the first 6 hours after OHCA the extent of hs-TnT elevation and rate of rise will be higher in patients with CV vs non-CV etiology. Methods: Multicenter retrospective study including OHCA patients presenting from 4/1/2018 to 4/1/2019. Hs-TnT was drawn as part of routine clinical care. Results: Baseline hs-TnT was measured in 120 patients after OHCA due to CV (n=51) and non-CV (n=69) etiologies, with subsequent serial hs-TnT values at 1hr, 3hrs, and 6hrs. Hs-TnT was greater than the 99 th percentile in 97% (115/120) of patients and myocardial injury (hs-TnT> 52ng/L) was detected in 88% (105/120) of patients (no difference between CV vs non-CV etiology). Median hs-TnT values were compared between CV and non-CV etiologies of OHCA identifying no difference in hs-TnT at baseline (Figure: 54 [IQR 18-134] vs. 41 [IQR 19-100]; p=0.357) but significantly higher hs-TnT in patients with CV etiology at 1hr (159 [IQR 80-392] vs 93 [IQR 42-247]; p=0.049), 3hrs (400 [IQR 168-1005] vs 151 [IQR 75-401] p=0.009), and 6hrs (746 [IQR 248-1965] vs 251 [IQR 75-580]; p=0.001). Additionally, hs-TnT rise from baseline was present in both CV and non-CV etiologies but was significantly higher in patients with CV etiology (p = 0.005). Conclusions: As identified by hs-TnT, myocardial injury was prevalent in patients with both CV and non-CV cause of OHCA. Baseline hs-TnT was no different in patients with CV vs non-CV cause, however, over the first 6 hours both absolute value and rate of hs-TnT rise were significantly higher for patients with CV vs non-CV etiology of OHCA.


2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. S5
Author(s):  
W. Peacock ◽  
B. Baumann ◽  
T. Davis ◽  
B. Handy ◽  
C. Jones ◽  
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