Serial measure of cardiac troponin T levels for prediction of clinical events in decompensated heart failure

This study determined whether serial determinations of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in decompensated heart failure (HF) are predictive of clinical events (death, need for readmission for new episode of HF decompensation, or both) during 1 year of follow-up. Sixty-two patients with decompensated HF were...

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Published in:Journal of cardiac failure 2004-02, Vol.10 (1), p.43-48
Main Authors: Del Carlo, Carlos H, Pereira-Barretto, Antonio C, Cassaro-Strunz, Célia, Latorre, Maria Do Rosário D.O, Ramires, José A.Franchini
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biomarkers - blood
cardiac troponin T
Cohort Studies
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Heart failure
Heart Failure - blood
Heart Failure - mortality
Heart Failure - physiopathology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Readmission
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
ROC Curve
serum sodium
Troponin T - blood
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Summary:This study determined whether serial determinations of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) in decompensated heart failure (HF) are predictive of clinical events (death, need for readmission for new episode of HF decompensation, or both) during 1 year of follow-up. Sixty-two patients with decompensated HF were enrolled in this cohort. The first measurement of cTnT (cTnT1) was from a blood sample drawn within 4 days of hospital admission; the second measurement (cTnT2) was on blood obtained 7 days later. Forty-nine clinical events (16 deaths, 10 readmissions, 23 combined readmission and deaths) occurred during the follow-up. The independent predictors of clinical events were: cTnT1 > .020 ng/mL ( P .020 ng/mL ( P
ISSN:1071-9164
1532-8414
DOI:10.1016/S1071-9164(03)00594-3