Greater frequency of increased cardiac troponin T than increased cardiac troponin I in patients with chronic renal failure

D Li; Ishwarlal Jialal; Joseph H. Keffer

doi:10.1093/clinchem/42.1.114

January 1, 1996Clinical ChemistryOpen Access

Greater frequency of increased cardiac troponin T than increased cardiac troponin I in patients with chronic renal failure

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Why the study?

Is there a greater frequency of increased cardiac troponin T compared to cardiac troponin I in patients with chronic renal failure?

Key Points

To determine and compare the frequencies of elevated cardiac troponin T and cardiac troponin I concentrations in patients with chronic renal failure.
Comparative serum biomarker assessment measuring cardiac troponin T and cardiac troponin I concentrations in patients diagnosed with chronic renal failure.
Cardiac troponin T concentrations were elevated at a significantly higher frequency than cardiac troponin I concentrations in patients with chronic renal failure.
Cardiac troponin I levels demonstrated lower baseline elevation rates, reflecting greater diagnostic specificity for acute coronary syndromes in renal disease.

Structured PICO

Is there a greater frequency of increased cardiac troponin T compared to cardiac troponin I in patients with chronic renal failure?

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Population

Patients with chronic renal failure

I

Intervention

Measurement of cardiac troponin T and cardiac troponin I

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Outcome

Frequency of increased cardiac troponin levelssurrogate

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Implication

Cardiac troponin T is more frequently elevated than cardiac troponin I in patients with chronic renal failure, which may impact biomarker interpretation in this population.

Abstract

D Li, I Jialal, J Keffer; Greater frequency of increased cardiac troponin T than increased cardiac troponin I in patients with chronic renal failure, Clinical C

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Li et al. (1996) studied this question.

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Greater frequency of increased cardiac troponin T than increased cardiac troponin I in patients with chronic renal failure

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