Abstract
Aim of this study was to evaluate the predictors of hs-cTnT in a non-ACS patient cohort admitted to the emergency department. Atrial fibrillation and hypertension may not always be sufficient for elevation for hs-cTnT. We performed a retrospective, single center study encompassing in total 1003 patients. Individuals were retrospectively divided in ACS- and non-ACS patients by two independent investigators reviewing the medical records. In order to identify predictors of hs-cTnT elevation hazard ratios were calculated for age, gender, vital signs, cardiovascular risk factors, LVEF, serum levels of CRP, hemoglobin, and creatinine. Elevation of hs-cTnT was defined by exceeding 14 ng/L (upper reference limit [URL]). About 987 patients were included while 25 patients were excluded because of missing data. 307 patients (31.4%) met the current guideline requirements of diagnosing an ACS, whereas 671 patients (68.6%) were hospitalized with excluded ACS. In the multivariate analysis age, anemia, CRP, creatinine, and reduced systolic left ventricular ejection fraction were independent predictors of elevated troponin T levels in the non-ACS group. However, hypertensive systolic blood pressure, atrial fibrillation and tachycardia were not ...Continue Reading
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