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ArticleJournal of research in pharmacy practice

Association between troponin I level and cardiovascular risk factors in asymptomatic hemodialysis patients.

Shahram Taheri, Ali Asghar Pilehvarian, Nafiseh Akbari, Samane Musavi, Afsoon Emami Naeini

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  1. Association of cardiac troponin I level with in-hospital and late mortality in dialysis patients.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025
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Shahram TaheriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Ali Asghar PilehvarianDepartment of Biology, Payame Noor University, Isfahan, Iran.
Nafiseh AkbariDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Samane MusaviDepartment of Biology, Payame Noor University, Isfahan, Iran.
Afsoon Emami NaeiniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · IRPayame Noor University · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivePatients on hemodialysis (HD) have a high risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Cardiac troponins are biomarkers for diagnosing acute myocardial injury or infarction. There is considerable controversy that exists in the frequency and significance of cardiac troponins in predicting cardiac injury and ischemia in HD patients.

methodsIn this cross-sectional study, all HD patients more than 18-year-old, who were at least 3 months under HD, and had no sign and symptom of active cardiovascular disease (CVD), in two HD centers were enrolled. One hundred and one patients fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Blood sample for cardiac troponin I (cTnI) was drown before the initiation of HD session during their routine monthly blood testing from patients' vascular access arterial line. cTnI levels were measured by a high-sensitivity assay, VIDAS troponin I Ultra kit, and correlated with patients' demographic, clinical, and laboratory results.

findingsThe patients' different demographic and clinical characteristics had no statistically significant correlation with troponin levels except for marginal trend for past medical history of diabetes and hyperlipidemia with corresponding P values of 0.072 and 0.055. Twenty-six patients had cTnI level more than 0.01 ΅g/L and only two patients had cTnI level more than 0.11 ΅g/L. For laboratory results, only fasting blood sugar had statistically significant correlation with patients' cTnI level (r = 0.357, P = 0.0001).

conclusionFrequency of significant elevation of cTnI level in our asymptomatic HD patients was very low and if such elevation is found in this population, it may be considered as a sign of active CVD.

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Cardiovascular diseasehemodialysistroponin I

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