Cardiac troponin I exceeded perioperative myocardial infarction thresholds significantly more often than troponin T after uneventful CABG (ARC-2 criteria: 69.2% vs 30.0%, P<0.001).
Do cardiac troponin T and I differ in their postoperative release dynamics and impact on definitions of perioperative myocardial infarction after uneventful coronary artery bypass grafting?
Cardiac troponin I and T exhibit different postoperative release dynamics after uneventful CABG, leading to significant discrepancies in the diagnosis of perioperative myocardial infarction depending on the specific assay and definition used.
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Background: We aimed to directly compare the postoperative release dynamics of cTn (cardiac troponin) T and I after uneventful coronary artery bypass graft surgery and analyze differences between cTnT and cTnI regarding biomarker thresholds across various definitions of perioperative myocardial infarction. Methods: Patients >18 years of age undergoing isolated coronary artery bypass graft surgery were included. Measurements of cTnT/I were performed in the same patients from the same blood samples. Patients with patent bypass grafts on postoperative computed tomography and without a ≥10% decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction, indicating an uneventful postoperative course, were included. Criteria for perioperative myocardial infarction were applied according to current guidelines and recommendations (Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction, the Academic Research Consortium‐2, VISION Vascular Events in Surgery Patients Cohort Evaluation). Results: The study included 258 patients (median 69 interquartile range, 62–75 years). Median postoperative peak values were 349 ng/L (interquartile range, 206–547) for cTnT and 1517 ng/L (interquartile range, 752–2897) for cTnI and were seen on the first postoperative day most frequently. The required biomarker cutoffs according to Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction, Academic Research Consortium‐2, and VISION trial were exceeded more often for cTnI compared with cTnT (eg, Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: n=181 72.4%; 95% CI, 67%–78% for cTnI versus n=150 60.0%; 95% CI, 54%–66% for cTnT; P <0.001; Academic Research Consortium‐2: n=173 69.2%; 95% CI, 63%–75% for cTnI versus n=75 30.0%; 95% CI, 25%–36% for cTnT; P <0.001). Including echocardiogram and ECG criteria for perioperative myocardial infarction, differences between cTnT and I were lower but remained. Conclusions: cTnT and I differ in their postoperative concentrations after coronary artery bypass graft with impact on current criteria for perioperative myocardial infarction.
Koechlin et al. (Mon,) reported a other. Cardiac troponin I exceeded perioperative myocardial infarction thresholds significantly more often than troponin T after uneventful CABG (ARC-2 criteria: 69.2% vs 30.0%, P<0.001).