Circulating Cardiac Troponin I Levels Measured by a Novel Highly Sensitive Assay in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Insights from the ASCEND-HF Trial.

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Circulating Cardiac Troponin I Levels Measured by a Novel Highly Sensitive Assay in Acute Decompensated Heart Failure: Insights from the ASCEND-HF Trial.

J Card Fail. 2018 Jul 13;:

Authors: Grodin JL, Butler J, Metra M, Felker GM, Voors AA, McMurray JJ, Armstrong PW, Hernandez AF, O'Connor C, Starling RC, Wilson Tang WH

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Circulating cardiac troponin levels (cTn), representative of myocardial injury, are commonly elevated in heart failure (HF) and related to adverse clinical events. However, whether cTn represents a spectrum of risk in HF is unclear.
METHODS: Baseline, 48-72 hour, and 30 day plasma cTnI was measured by a novel highly-sensitive assay in 900 subjects with acute decompensated HF (ADHF) in ASCEND-HF. Multivariable models determined the relationship between cTnI and outcomes.
RESULTS: The median(interquartile range) cTnI was 16.4 (9.3-31.6) ng/L at baseline, 14.1 (7.8-29.7) ng/L at 48-72 hours, and 11.6 (6.8-22.5) ng/L at 30 days. After additional adjustment for amino terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) to established risk predictors, both baseline and 48-72 hour cTnI were associated with higher risk for death or worsening HF prior to discharge (OR 1.25, P=0.03 and OR 1.43, P=0.001, respectively). However, only cTnI at 30 days was associated 180-day death (HR 1.25, P=0.007). There were no curvilinear associations between changing cTnI and clinical outcomes.
CONCLUSIONS: Circulating cTnI level was associated with clinical outcomes in ADHF, but these observations diminished with additional adjustment for NT-proBNP. Although they likely represent a spectrum of risk in ADHF, these findings question the implications of changing cTnI levels during treatment.

PMID: 30012361 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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