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Troponin I Assay for Identification of a Significant Coronary Stenosis in Patients with Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction and Wide QRS Complex
Tanja ZellerBeatrice Von JeinsenStefan BlankenbergStergios TzikasStergios TzikasGerhard PioroThomas MuenzelKarl J. LacknerLars PalapiesTill KellerChristoph BickelStephan BaldusAndreas M. Zeihersubject
MaleCardiovascular ProceduresMyocardial Infarctionlcsh:MedicineCoronary Artery Disease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyPathology and Laboratory MedicineBiochemistryVascular MedicineCoronary artery diseaseElectrocardiographyPatient Admission0302 clinical medicineTroponin IMedicine and Health SciencesMedicine030212 general & internal medicineMyocardial infarctionlcsh:ScienceStenosisMultidisciplinarymedicine.diagnostic_testbiologyMiddle AgedTroponinBioassays and Physiological Analysiscardiovascular systemCardiologyFemaleAlgorithmsResearch Articlemedicine.medical_specialtyCardiologySurgical and Invasive Medical ProceduresResearch and Analysis MethodsSensitivity and Specificity03 medical and health sciencesSigns and SymptomsDiagnostic MedicineInternal medicineHumansddc:610cardiovascular diseasesAgedCoronary RevascularizationBundle branch blockReceiver operating characteristicbusiness.industryRevascularizationElectrophysiological TechniquesAngioplastyTroponin Ilcsh:RCoronary StenosisBiology and Life SciencesProteinsmedicine.diseaseTroponinCytoskeletal Proteinsbiology.proteinMyocardial infarction complicationslcsh:QCardiac ElectrophysiologybusinessCoronary AngioplastyElectrocardiographyBiomarkersdescription
Background Common ECG criteria such as ST-segment changes are of limited value in patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and bundle branch block or wide QRS complex. A large proportion of these patients do not suffer from an AMI, whereas those with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) equivalent AMI benefit from an aggressive treatment. Aim of the present study was to evaluate the diagnostic information of cardiac troponin I (cTnI) in hemodynamically stable patients with wide QRS complex and suspected AMI. Methods In 417 out of 1818 patients presenting consecutively between 01/2007 and 12/2008 in a prospective multicenter observational study with suspected AMI a prolonged QRS duration was observed. Of these, n = 117 showed significant obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) used as diagnostic outcome variable. cTnI was determined at admission. Results Patients with significant CAD had higher cTnI levels compared to individuals without (median 250ng/L vs. 11ng/L; p<0.01). To identify patients needing a coronary intervention, cTnI yielded an area under the receiver operator characteristics curve of 0.849. Optimized cut-offs with respect to a sensitivity driven rule-out and specificity driven rule-in strategy were established (40ng/L/96ng/L). Application of the specificity optimized cut-off value led to a positive predictive value of 71% compared to 59% if using the 99th percentile cut-off. The sensitivity optimized cut-off value was associated with a negative predictive value of 93% compared to 89% provided by application of the 99th percentile threshold. Conclusion cTnI determined in hemodynamically stable patients with suspected AMI and wide QRS complex using optimized diagnostic thresholds improves rule-in and rule-out with respect to presence of a significant obstructive CAD.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-05-01 | PLOS ONE |