September 3, 2015European Journal of Heart Failure132 citationsOpen Access
View Full PaperSerial High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Measurement in Acute Heart Failure: Insights from the Relax-Ahf Study
Structured PICO
Does serial high sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) measurement predict 180-day cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute heart failure?
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Population
Acute Heart Failure (AHF) patients from the Relax-Ahf study
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Intervention
Serial High Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T (hs-cTnT) measurement (baseline, peak, and peak change)
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Outcome
180-day cardiovascular mortalityhard clinical
Serial measurements of hs-cTnT provide prognostic value for 180-day cardiovascular mortality in patients with acute heart failure.
Abstract
Hs-cTnT was elevated above the 99% URL in the majority of AHF patients. Baseline, peak, and peak change hs-cTnT were associated with worse outcomes, with the strongest relationship with 180-day cardiovascular mortality.
Cite This Study
Felker et al. (Thu,) studied this question.