Why the study?
Does positive troponin T status predict cardiac death, revascularisation, or non-fatal MI in patients admitted with unstable angina?
Population
460 patients admitted with chest pain, of which 183 had a final diagnosis of unstable angina
Comparison
Positive cardiac troponin T status vs Negative cardiac troponin T status
Design
Cohort, blinded
Follow-up
median of three years
Authors
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May support troponin T-based risk stratification in unstable angina; hypothesis-generating pending prospective validation.
Does positive troponin T status predict cardiac death, revascularisation, or non-fatal MI in patients admitted with unstable angina?
Elevated troponin T in patients with unstable angina identifies a high-risk subgroup for subsequent cardiac events, aiding in risk stratification.
Stubbs et al. (1996) studied this question.
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