High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in acute heart failure: Data from the ACE 2 study.
Clin Biochem
; 88: 30-36, 2021 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To assess if cardiac troponins can improve diagnostics of acute heart failure (AHF) and provide prognostic information in patients with acute dyspnea.METHODS:
We measured cardiac troponin T with a high-sensitivity assay (hs-cTnT) in 314 patients hospitalized with acute dyspnea. The index diagnosis was adjudicated and AHF patients were stratified into AHF with reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFrEF/HFpEF). The prognostic and diagnostic merit of hs-cTnT was compared to the merit of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP).RESULTS:
In the total population, median age was 73 (quartile [Q] 1-3 63-81) years and 48% were women. One-hundred-forty-three patients were categorized as AHF (46%) and these patients had higher hs-cTnT concentrations than patients with non-AHF-related dyspnea median 38 (Q1-3 22-75) vs. 13 (4-25) ng/L; p < 0.001. hs-cTnT concentrations were similar between patients with HFrEF and HFpEF (p = 0.80), in contrast to NT-proBNP, which was higher in HFrEF (p < 0.001). C-statistics for discriminating HFpEF from non-AHF-related dyspnea was 0.80 (95% CI 0.73-0.86) for hs-cTnT, 0.79 (0.73-0.86) for NT-proBNP, and 0.83 (0.76-0.89) for hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP in combination. Elevated hs-cTnT remained associated with HFpEF in logistic regression analysis after adjusting for demographics, comorbidities and renal function. During median 27 months of follow-up, 114 (36%) patients died in the total population. Higher hs-cTnT concentrations were associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality after adjustment for clinical variables and NT-proBNP hazard ratio 1.30 (95% CI 1.07-1.58), p = 0.009.CONCLUSION:
hs-cTnT measurements improve diagnostic accuracy for HFpEF and provide independent prognostic information in unselected patients with acute dyspnea.Palavras-chave
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Fragmentos de Peptídeos
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Troponina T
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Peptídeo Natriurético Encefálico
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Dispneia
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Insuficiência Cardíaca
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article