Wednesday, April 10, 2013

New Troponin T Test Predictive in Stable CAD

In patients with stable coronary artery disease, higher levels of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) independently predicted poorer outcomes, researchers found.
After adjustment for other risk predictors, including clinical risk factors, baseline cardiac structure and function, N-terminal portion of the pro-hormone of brain-type natriuretic peptide, and C-reactive protein levels, each doubling in hs-cTnT level was associated with a 37% higher rate of cardiovascular events (HR, 1.37 [95% CI, 1.14 to 1.65], P=0.001).

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2 comments:

  1. RAWDA RUTH SARRAILApril 11, 2013 at 9:46 PM

    * Troponin values can remain high for 1-2 weeks after heart attacked. ~

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  2. UnknownApril 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM

    Such a good information and that is very helpful for those patient who are suffers from this disease. A professional Lab Testing Waco is require for this kind of diseases.

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