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March 1, 2007Postgraduate Medical JournalOpen Access

Raised cardiac troponin T levels in patients without acute coronary syndrome

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Why the study?

What is the prognostic significance of raised cardiac troponin T levels in hospitalized patients without acute coronary syndrome compared to those with acute coronary syndrome?

Population

1021 consecutive patients admitted over an 8-week period who had a serum troponin T test as part of their…

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

6 months

Authors

PWPhilip WongSMScott MurrayARAdesh Ramsewak

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Overview

Elevated troponin T without ACS signals higher short-term mortality; leaves open etiology-specific mechanisms and risk stratification in prospective studies.

Structured PICO

What is the prognostic significance of raised cardiac troponin T levels in hospitalized patients without acute coronary syndrome compared to those with acute coronary syndrome?

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Population
1021 consecutive patients admitted over an 8-week period who had a serum troponin T test as part of their clinical assessment at a large university hospital.
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Outcome
In-hospital mortality in all patients; and 6-month hospital re-admissions and all-cause mortality in patients without or with ACS and raised levels of troponin T.hard clinical

Patients with raised troponin T without acute coronary syndrome have significantly higher in-hospital and 6-month mortality compared to those with acute coronary syndrome and raised troponin T.

Cite This Study

Wong et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8be891fe910689a2893ee2https://doi.org/10.1136/pgmj.2006.049080
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