Cardiac troponin T and cardiac troponin I: relative values in short-term risk stratification of patients with acute coronary syndromes. GUSTO-IIa Investigators.
Journal Article (Journal Article;Multicenter Study)
We compared cardiac troponins T (cTnT) and I (cTnI) collected within 3.5 h of ischemic symptoms for predicting clinical outcomes in 770 patients. cTnT (cutoff > 0.1 microgram/L) and cTnI (cutoff > 1.5 micrograms/L) were concordant (both positive or negative) in 90.4% of patients. Among discordant results, 66 were cTnT positive and cTnI negative vs 8 who showed the reverse (P < 0.001). Five cTnT-positive and cTnI-negative patients died within 30 days; none who were cTnT negative and cTnI positive died. cTnT showed a slightly greater association (chi 2 = 18.0, P < 0.001) with 30-day mortality than cTnI (chi 2 = 12.5, P = 0.002). The area of the ROC curve for predicting 30-day mortality was significantly larger (Z = 2.08; P = 0.0375) for cTnT, at 0.68 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.60-0.75], compared with cTnI, at 0.64 (95% CI 0.56-0.72). When cTnI and the electrocardiogram (ECG) were put in a logistic multiple regression model, cTnT added significant information (chi 2 = 8.03, P = 0.045); however, cTnI did not add to a model containing cTnT and the ECG (chi 2 = 0.84, P = 0.657). cTnT provided more information than cTnI for predicting 30-day mortality early after presentation with acute coronary syndromes.
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Duke Authors
- Armstrong, Paul Wayne
- Califf, Robert M.
- Granger, Christopher Bull
- Newby, Laura Kristin
- Ohman, Erik Magnus
Cited Authors
- Christenson, RH; Duh, SH; Newby, LK; Ohman, EM; Califf, RM; Granger, CB; Peck, S; Pieper, KS; Armstrong, PW; Katus, HA; Topol, EJ
Published Date
- March 1, 1998
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 44 / 3
Start / End Page
- 494 - 501
PubMed ID
- 9510853
Pubmed Central ID
- 9510853
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0009-9147
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England