Uniform or Sex-Specific Cardiac Troponin Thresholds to Rule Out Myocardial Infarction at Presentation.
J Am Coll Cardiol
; 83(19): 1855-1866, 2024 May 14.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Myocardial infarction can be ruled out in patients with a single cardiac troponin measurement. Whether use of a uniform rule-out threshold has resulted in sex differences in care remains unclear.OBJECTIVES:
The purpose of this study was to evaluate implementation of a uniform rule-out threshold in females and males with possible myocardial infarction, and to derive and validate sex-specific thresholds.METHODS:
The implementation of a uniform rule-out threshold (<5 ng/L) with a high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I assay was evaluated in consecutive patients presenting with possible myocardial infarction. The proportion of low-risk patients discharged from the emergency department and incidence of myocardial infarction or cardiac death at 30 days were determined. Sex-specific thresholds were derived and validated, and proportion of female and male patients were stratified as low-risk compared with uniform threshold.RESULTS:
In 16,792 patients (age 58 ± 17 years; 46% female) care was guided using a uniform threshold. This identified more female than male patients as low risk (73% vs 62%), but a similar proportion of low-risk patients were discharged from the emergency department (81% for both) with fewer than 5 (<0.1%) patients having a subsequent myocardial infarction or cardiac death at 30 days. Compared with a uniform threshold of <5 ng/L, use of sex-specific thresholds would increase the proportion of female (61.8% vs 65.9%) and reduce the proportion of male (54.8% vs 47.8%) patients identified as low risk.CONCLUSIONS:
Implementation of a uniform rule-out threshold for myocardial infarction was safe and effective in both sexes. Sex-specific rule-out thresholds should be considered, but their impact on effectiveness and safety may be limited.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Troponina I
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Infarto do Miocárdio
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Am Coll Cardiol
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article