Abstract
Troponins are often measured in acutely ill chronic dialysis patients admitted to the emergency room, irrespective of their clinical presentation. The significance of an elevated troponin level in this setting is unclear. We identified all chronic dialysis patients presenting over 1 year to a tertiary care hospital emergency room who also had at least one cardiac troponin I (cTnI) level determination. We evaluated presenting complaints, risk factors for cardiac disease, cTnI levels, and major cardiac events (MCE; occurrence of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, de novo heart failure, or coronary revascularization) within 30 days by chart review in 149 patients (79 on hemodialysis, 70 on peritoneal dialysis). Chest pain was documented in only 29% of the patients. Twenty-two patients (15%) experienced an MCE. The incidence of an MCE was the same in patients with and without chest pain. A cTnI level >0.1 ng/l was a significant predictor of an MCE (odds ratio 15.2, 95% confidence interval CI 5.26, 43.6). The likelihood ratios for MCEs were 0.32 (CI 0.16, 0.63) for a cTnI level <0.1 ng/l, 0.72 (CI 0.09, 5.5) for cTnI concentrations 0.1-0.3 ng/l, 7.8 (CI 4.2, 15) for a cTnI level >0.3, and 11.7 (CI 4.4, 31) for a cTnI conce...Continue Reading
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