Role of Lactic Acid as Predictor of Mortality in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Novi Khila Firani ◽  
Theresa Sugiarti Oetji
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Lactic Acid ◽  
Mortality Risk ◽  
Odds Ratio ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Ratio Analysis ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Observational Cohort

The hypoxic-ischemic condition causes tissue metabolic abnormalities and organ dysfunction, characterized byelevated blood lactic acid levels. It is suspected that increased lactic acid in Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) patients couldincrease mortality risk. This study aimed to determine whether increased lactic acid levels could be used as a predictor ofmortality in AMI patients. The analytical observational-cohort study was performed on AMI patients who were admitted toDr. Saiful Anwar Malang Hospital from January 2018 to December 2019. Research subjects were divided into two groups, thegroup of deceased and living AMI patients, who were tested for lactic acid, troponin-I, CKMB, and creatinine levels atadmission. Diabetes mellitus and septic patients were excluded. For analysis of lactic acid as a predictor of mortality, ROCcurve analysis and odds ratio were used. There found that lactic acid levels in the deceased AMI patients group were highercompared to that of the living AMI patients (p < 0.05). The sensitivity and specificity values of lactic acid as a predictor ofmortality in AMI patients at a cut-off of 3.5 mmol/L were 66.7% and 80%, respectively. Odds ratio analysis showed that AMIpatients with lactic acid levels more than 3.5 mmol/L had 8 times greater mortality risk than those whose level less than 3.5mmol/L. It was concluded that lactic acid level can be used as an indicator to predict the mortality of AMI patients.

scholarly journals Troponin: the biomarker of choice for the detection of cardiac injury

2005 ◽  
pp. 1191-1202
Author(s):  
Luciano Babuin ◽  
Allan S. Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Cardiac Injury ◽  
Transaminase Activity ◽  
Elevated Troponin ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
European Society Of Cardiology

It has been known for 50 years that transaminase activity increases in patients with acute myocardial infarction. With the development of creatine kinase (CK), biomarkers of cardiac injury began to take a major role in the diagnosis and management of patients with acute cardiovascular disease. In 2000 the European Society of Cardiology and the American College of Cardiology recognized the pivotal role of biomarkers and made elevations in their levels the “cornerstone” of diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction. At that time, they also acknowledged that cardiac troponin I and T had supplanted CK-MB as the analytes of choice for diagnosis. In this review, we discuss the science underlying the use of troponin biomarkers, how to interpret troponin values properly and how to apply these measurements to patients who present with possible cardiovascular disease. Troponin is the biomarker of choice for the detection of cardiac injury. To use it properly, one must understand how sensitive the specific assay being used is for detecting cardiac injury, the fact that elevated troponin levels are highly specific for cardiac injury and some critical issues related to the basic science of the protein and its measurement. In this article, we review the biology of troponin, characteristics of assays that measure serum troponin levels and how to apply these measurements to patients who present with possible cardiovascular disease. We also discuss other clinical situations in which troponin levels may be elevated.

Kinetics of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T or troponin I compared to creatine kinase in patients with revascularized acute myocardial infarction

2015 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamila Solecki ◽  
Anne Marie Dupuy ◽  
Nils Kuster ◽  
Florence Leclercq ◽  
Richard Gervasoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Cardiac Troponin ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Troponin T ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Cardiac Troponin T ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Kinetics Of

AbstractCardiac biomarkers are the cornerstone of the biological definition of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). The key role of troponins in diagnosis of AMI is well established. Moreover, kinetics of troponin I (cTnI) and creatine kinase (CK) after AMI are correlated to the prognosis. New technical assessment like high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) raises concerns because of its unclear kinetic following the peak. This study aims to compare kinetics of cTnI and hs-cTnT to CK in patients with large AMI successfully treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).We prospectively studied 62 patients with anterior AMI successfully reperfused with primary angioplasty. We evaluated two consecutive groups: the first one regularly assessed by both CK and cTnI methods and the second group by CK and hs-cTnT. Modeling of kinetics was realized using mixed effects with cubic splines.Kinetics of markers showed a peak at 7.9 h for CK, at 10.9 h (6.9–12.75) for cTnI and at 12 h for hs-cTnT. This peak was followed by a nearly log linear decrease for cTnI and CK by contrast to hs-cTnT which appeared with a biphasic shape curve marked by a second peak at 82 h. There was no significant difference between the decrease of cTnI and CK (p=0.63). CK fell by 79.5% (76.1–99.9) vs. cTnI by 86.8% (76.6–92.7). In the hs-cTnT group there was a significant difference in the decrease by 26.5% (9–42.9) when compared with CK that fell by 79.5% (64.3–90.7).Kinetic of hs-cTnT and not cTnI differs from CK. The role of hs-cTnT in prognosis has to be investigated.

scholarly journals Using human genetics to understand the causes and consequences of circulating cardiac troponin I in the general population

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marta R Moksnes ◽  
Helge Røsjø ◽  
Anne Richmond ◽  
Magnus N Lyngbakken ◽  
Sarah E Graham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Heart Failure ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
General Population ◽  
Cardiac Troponin ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Mendelian Randomization ◽  
Cardiac Troponin I ◽  
Health Study

AbstractCirculating cardiac troponin proteins are associated with structural heart disease and predict incident cardiovascular disease in the general population. However, the genetic contribution to cardiac troponin I (cTnI) concentrations and its causal effect on cardiovascular phenotypes is unclear. We combine data from two large population-based studies, the Trøndelag Health Study and the Generation Scotland Scottish Family Health Study and perform a genome-wide association study of high-sensitivity cTnI concentrations with 48 115 individuals. We further used two-sample Mendelian randomization to investigate the causal effects of circulating cTnI on acute myocardial infarction and heart failure.We identified 12 genetic loci (8 novel) associated with cTnI concentrations. Associated protein-altering variants highlighted putative functional genes: CAND2, HABP2, ANO5, APOH, FHOD3, TNFAIP2, KLKB1 and LMAN1. Phenome-wide association tests in 1283 phecodes and 274 continuous traits in UK Biobank showed associations between a polygenic risk score for cTnI and cardiac arrhythmias, aspartate aminotransferase 1 and anthropometric measures. Excluding individuals with a known history of comorbidities did not materially change associations with cTnI. Using two-sample Mendelian randomization we confirmed the non-causal role of cTnI in acute myocardial infarction (5 948 cases, 355 246 controls). We found some indications for a causal role of cTnI in heart failure (47 309 cases and 930 014 controls), but this was not supported by secondary analyses using left ventricular mass as outcome (18 257 individuals).Our findings clarify the biology underlying the heritable contribution to circulating cTnI and support cTnI as a non-causal biomarker for acute myocardial infarction and heart failure development in the general population. Using genetically informed methods for causal inference of cTnI helps inform the role and value of measuring cTnI in the general population.

Role of Biochemical Markers in Detection of Myocardial Infarction

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. 3346-3348
Author(s):  
Fareeha Cheema ◽  
Zahid Mahmood ◽  
Nasir Iqbal ◽  
Hassan Jamil ◽  
Saima Rubab Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Cardiac Troponin ◽  
Biochemical Markers ◽  
Troponin I ◽  
Troponin T ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Observational Cohort

Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction causes significant mortality and morbidity. Timely conclusion permits clinicians to risk stratify their patients and select suitable treatment. Biomarkers have been utilized to help with timely decision, whereas an expanding number of novel markers have been recognized to predict result taking after an acute myocardial infarction or acute coronary disorder. This may encourage tailoring of appropriate treatment to high-risk patients. This survey focuses on an assortment of promising biomarkers which give symptomatic and prognostic data. Objective: To compare the early demonstrative efficiency of the cardiac troponin I (cTn-I) level with that of the cardiac troponin T (cTn-T) level, as well as the creatine kinase (CK), CK-MB, and myoglobin levels, for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients without an initially diagnostic ECG presenting to the Emergency department within 24 hours of the onset of their symptoms. Material and Methods Study design: Prospective Observational Cohort Settings: Punjab Institute of Cardiology Duration: Six months i.e. 1st January 2020 to 30th June 2020 Data Collection procedure: A planned, observational, cohort study was performed including chest pain patients admitted to territory care hospital. Members were sequential consenting through Emergency department with chest pain and age more than 30 years. Exclusion included having symptoms >24 hours, failure to total information collection, receipt of CPR, and ST-segment elevation on the starting ECG. Estimations included levels of Trop-I, Trop- T, CK, CK-MB, and myoglobin at the time of introduction and 1, 2, 6, and 12-24 hours after presentation as well as showing ECG and clinical follow-up. The collected data was analyzed by using SPSS version 23. Results: 140 included for study out of the 200 patients, 21 (14%) were analyzed as having acute myocardial infarction after diagnostic ECG testing. The sensitivities of all 5 biochemical markers for acute myocardial infarction were poor at the time of emergency department induction. The sensitivity of Trop-T was essentially superior to that of Trop-I over the starting 2 hours (3.2-33.1), but both markers' sensitivities were low (<60%) during this time outline. The Trop-I was significantly more particular for acute myocardial infarction than was the Trop-T, but not essentially better than CK-MB or myoglobin. Likelihood proportion analysis appeared that the biochemical markers with the most elevated positive ratios for acute myocardial infarction amid the primary 2 hours taking after emergency department admission were myoglobin and CK-MB. From 6 through 24 hours, the positive probability proportions for Trop I, CK-MB, and myoglobin were predominant to those of CK and Trop-T. Conclusion: Trop-I, CK-MB, and myoglobin are essentially more particular for acute myocardial infarction than are CK and Trop-T. Myoglobin is the biochemical marker having the most elevated combination of sensitivity, specificity, and negative predictive value for acute myocardial infarction inside 2 hours of emergency department induction. Not one or the other Trop-I nor Trop-T offers significant advantages over myoglobin and CK-MB within the early less than 2 hours starting screening for acute myocardial infarction. The cardiac troponins are of advantage in recognizing acute myocardial infarction greater than 6 hours after presentation. Key words: Myocardial Infarction, CKMB, Trop t, Trop I, Myoglobin

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