Association of Serial Measures of Cardiac Troponin T Using a Sensitive Assay With Incident Heart Failure and Cardiovascular Mortality in Older Adults
Key result
Baseline and changes in highly sensitive cardiac troponin T levels were significantly associated with incident heart failure and cardiovascular death in older adults.
Why the study?
Are baseline and serial changes in highly sensitive cardiac troponin T associated with incident heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in older adults?
Population
Older adults without known heart failure
Design
Cohort
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Discussion
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Implication
Supports hs-cTnT monitoring for HF risk stratification in older adults; leaves open prospective trials to assess clinical utility.
Structured PICO
Are baseline and serial changes in highly sensitive cardiac troponin T associated with incident heart failure and cardiovascular mortality in older adults?
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Population
Older adults without known heart failure
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Intervention
Serial measures of cardiac troponin T (cTnT) using a highly sensitive assay
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Outcome
Incident heart failure and cardiovascular mortalityhard clinical
Baseline and serial changes in highly sensitive cardiac troponin T are significant predictors of incident heart failure and cardiovascular death in older adults.
Cite This Study
deFilippi et al. (2010) studied this question. Baseline and changes in highly sensitive cardiac troponin T levels were significantly associated with incident heart failure and cardiovascular death in older adults.