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Observational studyArquivos brasileiros de cardiologia2018

Sensitive Troponin I Assay in Patients with Chest Pain - Association with Significant Coronary Lesions with or Without Renal Failure.

Alexandre de Matos Soeiro, Danielle Menosi Gualandro, Aline Siqueira Bossa, Cindel Nogueira Zullino, Bruno Biselli, Maria Carolina Feres de Almeida Soeiro, Tatiana de Carvalho Andreucci Torres Leal, Carlos Vicente Serrano, Mucio Tavares de Oliveira Junior

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  1. Article
  2. Prevalence, Determinants and Clinical Significance of Cardiac Troponin-I Elevation among Individuals with Hypertensive Emergency: A Prospective Observational Study.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2022
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Alexandre de Matos SoeiroUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Danielle Menosi GualandroUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Aline Siqueira BossaUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Cindel Nogueira ZullinoUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Bruno BiselliUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Maria Carolina Feres de Almeida SoeiroUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Tatiana de Carvalho Andreucci Torres LealUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Carlos Vicente SerranoUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.
Mucio Tavares de Oliveira JuniorUnidade Clínica de Emergência - InCor - HCFMUSP, São Paulo, SP - Brazil.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionDespite having higher sensitivity as compared to conventional troponins, sensitive troponins have lower specificity, mainly in patients with renal failure.

objectiveStudy aimed at assessing the sensitive troponin I levels in patients with chest pain, and relating them to the existence of significant coronary lesions.

methodsRetrospective, single-center, observational. This study included 991 patients divided into two groups: with (N = 681) and without (N = 310) significant coronary lesion. For posterior analysis, the patients were divided into two other groups: with (N = 184) and without (N = 807) chronic renal failure. The commercial ADVIA Centaur® TnI-Ultra assay (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) was used. The ROC curve analysis was performed to identify the sensitivity and specificity of the best cutoff point of troponin as a discriminator of the probability of significant coronary lesion. The associations were considered significant when p < 0.05.

resultsThe median age was 63 years, and 52% of the patients were of the male sex. The area under the ROC curve between the troponin levels and significant coronary lesions was 0.685 (95% CI: 0.65 - 0.72). In patients with or without renal failure, the areas under the ROC curve were 0.703 (95% CI: 0.66 - 0.74) and 0.608 (95% CI: 0.52 - 0.70), respectively. The best cutoff points to discriminate the presence of significant coronary lesion were: in the general population, 0.605 ng/dL (sensitivity, 63.4%; specificity, 67%); in patients without renal failure, 0.605 ng/dL (sensitivity, 62.7%; specificity, 71%); and in patients with chronic renal failure, 0.515 ng/dL (sensitivity, 80.6%; specificity, 42%).

conclusionIn patients with chest pain, sensitive troponin I showed a good correlation with significant coronary lesions when its level was greater than 0.605 ng/dL. In patients with chronic renal failure, a significant decrease in specificity was observed in the correlation of troponin levels and severe coronary lesions.

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BiomarkersChest PainCoronary DiseaseFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesROC CurveSensitivity and SpecificityTroponin IBiomarkersTroponin I

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