Usefulness of Troponin Levels Below the Diagnostic Cut-Off Level for Acute Myocardial Infarction in Predicting Prognosis in Unselected Patients Admitted to the Coronary Care Unit

The present study evaluated the prognosis at different troponin concentrations regardless of the underlying diagnosis in an unselected group of patients admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) and whether the prognosis is dependent on the cause of the troponin increase. Troponin I was measured with...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 2007-05, Vol.99 (10), p.1357-1359
Main Authors: Agewall, Stefan, MD, PhD, Olsson, Tobias, MD, Löwbeer, Christian, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Biomarkers - blood
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Coronary Care Units
Follow-Up Studies
Heart
Heart attacks
Hospitals, University
Humans
Medical diagnosis
Medical prognosis
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction - blood
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction - mortality
Patient Admission
Predictive Value of Tests
Prognosis
Proteins
Survival Rate
Sweden - epidemiology
Troponin I - blood
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Summary:The present study evaluated the prognosis at different troponin concentrations regardless of the underlying diagnosis in an unselected group of patients admitted to the coronary care unit (CCU) and whether the prognosis is dependent on the cause of the troponin increase. Troponin I was measured with the Stratus CS analyzer (Dade Behring) in 468 consecutively and unselected patients admitted to the CCU at Karolinska University Hospital with possible myocardial ischemia lasting
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2006.12.059