Why the study?
Does high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hsTnT) provide better prognostic stratification than contemporary cardiac troponin I (cTnI) for cardiovascular death or non-fatal MI in patients with NSTE-ACS?
Population
644 patients with CK-MB negative non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS)
Comparison
High-sensitivity cardiac troponin T assay… vs Contemporary cardiac troponin I assay…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
180 days
Authors
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hsTnT did not improve risk stratification over cTnI in NSTE-ACS; leaves open its incremental prognostic value in routine practice.
Does high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hsTnT) provide better prognostic stratification than contemporary cardiac troponin I (cTnI) for cardiovascular death or non-fatal MI in patients with NSTE-ACS?
In patients with NSTE-ACS, hsTnT provides good prognostic stratification for hard clinical endpoints but does not significantly improve prognostic ability over contemporary cTnI assays.
Magnoni et al. (2018) studied this question.