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ArticleAdvances in therapy2020

Troponin Levels Relate to CRP Concentrations in Patients With NAFLD on Maintenance Haemodialysis: A Retrospective Study.

Domenico Capone, Mauro Vinciguerra, Annalisa Ragosta, Vincenzo Citro, Giovanni Tarantino

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Article in Advances in therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Domenico CaponeIntegrated Care Department of Public Health and Drug-Use, Section of Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology, "Federico II" University, Naples, Italy.
Mauro VinciguerraSection of Nephrology, Santa Maria Delle Grazie Hospital, Pozzuoli, Italy.
Annalisa RagostaOutpatients Clinic of Hemodialysis Dial Center s.r.l. Pomigliano D'Arco, Naples, Italy.
Vincenzo CitroDepartment of General Medicine, Umberto I" Hospital, Nocera Inferiore, SA, Italy.
Giovanni TarantinoDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, "Federico II" University, Medical School, Naples, Italy. tarantin@unina.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7751-2715
Federico II University Hospital · ITOspedale Santa Maria · ITPoliclinico Umberto I · IT

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Abstract

introductionSeveral studies have shown that high sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTnT) levels are elevated in patients suffering from end-stage renal disease (ESRD), even in the absence of clinical signs and instrumental features of symptomatic acute coronary syndrome (ACS). In patients undergoing haemodialysis because of ESRD, nephrologists bear witness to this increase, whose origin and clinical impact are not yet well defined.

methodsBy a retrospective study, we evaluated data from records of 70 patients with ESRD on haemodialysis, all of them with a history of NAFLD, not suffering for at least 3 months from symptomatic angina and without a history of ischemic heart disease in the same period.

resultsHs-cTnT and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels both increased and were correlated, rho = 0.34, P = 0.004. The correlation coefficient between troponin and age was significant, rho = 0.47, P = 0.0001. Serum concentrations of hs-cTnT for the whole population were positively predicted by CRP levels, P = 0.004. On separation of the population by gender, significant correlation between hs-cTnT and CRP was not found in women and was only present in men, P = 0.66 and P = 0.000, respectively. DISCUSSION: The assessment of hs-cTnT levels could represent a biological marker in particular subgroups of haemodialysis patients, especially for male patients with higher CRP, those at greater risk of silent myocardial ischemia and future major adverse cardiac events.

conclusionsThe evaluation of hs-cTnT in haemodialysed patients with NAFLD could indicate that men with higher CRP should undergo close monitoring in order to adopt specific therapy.

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Acute Coronary SyndromeAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinFemaleHumansKidney Failure, ChronicMaleMiddle AgedNon-alcoholic Fatty Liver DiseaseRenal DialysisRetrospective StudiesTroponinBiomarkersC-Reactive ProteinTroponinC-reactive proteinEnd-stage renal diseaseGenderHaemodialysisHs-cardiac troponinNon-alcoholic fatty liver diseaseSilent myocardial ischemia

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