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ArticleJournal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology2019

Stronger correlation with myocardial ischemia of high-sensitivity troponin T than other biomarkers.

Theodore Pipikos, Alkistis Kapelouzou, Diamantis I Tsilimigras, Yannis Fostinis, Marina Pipikou, Athanassios Theodorakos, Antonis N Pavlidis, Christos Kontogiannis, Dennis V Cokkinos, Maria Koutelou

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10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Theodore PipikosNuclear Medicine Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Alkistis KapelouzouCenter for Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efesiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece. akapel@bioacademy.gr.
Diamantis I TsilimigrasSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Yannis FostinisNuclear Medicine Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Marina PipikouNuclear Medicine Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Athanassios TheodorakosNuclear Medicine Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Antonis N PavlidisDepartment of Cardiology, Guy's and St. Thomas', NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Christos KontogiannisSchool of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
Dennis V CokkinosCenter for Clinical, Experimental Surgery and Translational Research, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, 4 Soranou Efesiou Str., 11527, Athens, Greece.
Maria KoutelouNuclear Medicine Department, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece.
Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center · GRBiomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens · GRNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRGuy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAcute myocardial infarction (AMI) is considered a major cause of death and disability. Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS) as a non-invasive diagnostic imaging procedure and certain biomarkers associated with myocardial ischemia (ISCH), such as ischemia-modified albumin (IMA), neuropeptide Y (NPY), N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), and high-sensitivity troponin T (hsTnT) could probably aid in the detection of myocardial infarction.

methodsBetween December 2011 and June 2012, we prospectively analyzed patients who underwent a MPS study with the clinical question of myocardial ISCH. An exercise test was performed along with a MPS. Blood was drawn from the patients before exercise and the within 3 minutes from achieving maximum load and was analyzed for the aforementioned biomarkers.

resultsA total of 71 patients (56 men and 15 women) were enrolled with a mean age of 61 ± 12 years. Twenty-six patients (36.6%) showed reduced uptake on stress MPS images that normalized at rest, a finding consistent with ISCH. Between ISCH and non-ISCH groups, only hsTnT levels showed a significant difference with the highest levels pertaining to the former group both before (0.0075 ng/ml vs 0.0050 ng/ml, P = 0.023) and after stress exercise (0.0085 vs 0.0050, P = 0.015). The most prominent differences were seen in higher stages of the Bruce protocol (stress duration > 9.05 minutes - P < 0.017). None of the IMA, NPY, and NP-pro BNP showed significant differences in time between the two groups.

conclusionsAlthough IMA, NPY, and NT-pro BNP may not detect minor ischemic myocardial insults, serum hsTnT holds a greater ability of detecting not only myocardial infarction but also less severe ischemia. Further studies with larger cohorts of patients are warranted in order to better define the role of hsTnT as a screening tool for myocardial ischemia.

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AgedArea Under CurveBiomarkersExerciseFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaNatriuretic Peptide, BrainNeuropeptide YPeptide FragmentsProbabilityProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityBiomarkersischemia-modified albuminNatriuretic Peptide, BrainNeuropeptide YPeptide Fragmentspro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)Serum Albumin, HumanTroponin ThsTnTMyocardial ischemiamyocardial perfusion scintigraphy

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