Aged-related increase of high sensitive Troponin T and its implication in acute myocardial infarction diagnosis of elderly patients

作者:Olivieri Fabiola*; Galeazzi Roberta; Giavarina Davide; Testa Roberto; Abbatecola Angela Marie; Ceka Artan; Tamburrini Paola; Busco Franco; Lazzarini Raffaella; Monti Daniela; Franceschi Claudio; Procopio Antonio Domenico; Antonicelli Roberto
来源:Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 2012, 133(5): 300-305.
DOI:10.1016/j.mad.2012.03.005

摘要

High sensitive cardiac Troponin T (hs-cTnT) represents an important tool in acute myocardial infarction (AMI) diagnosis. Even though the hs-cTnT evaluation is relevant for AMI diagnosis in elderly patients characterized by clinical and instrumental atypical presentation, the overall reliability in elderly patients is unknown. We aimed at: (1) defining the hs-cTnT 99th percentile value in an aged healthy reference population and (2) testing hs-cTnT diagnostic accuracy in elderly patients with a suspected AMI. %26lt;br%26gt;294 healthy subjects (50-105 years old) and 299 elderly patients (75-96 years old) with suspected AMI at presentation, were enrolled. Conventional cTnT, hs-cTnT, NT-proBNP and creatinine levels were determined in all participants. %26lt;br%26gt;Our main results are: (1) a significant hs-cTnT age-related increase was observed in an healthy reference population ranging 50-105 years old; (2) hs-cTnT levels showed an age-related multimodal distribution in the healthy reference population: 16 ng/L corresponds to the 99th percentile in subjects ranging 50-75 years old, whereas 70.6 ng/L corresponds to the 99th percentile in subjects %26gt;= 75 years old; (3) 86.8 ng/L resulted the hs-cTnT cut-off value with the highest efficiency in AMI diagnosis of geriatric patients. %26lt;br%26gt;Our data suggest that the hs-cTnT cut-off value must be age-tailored to improve the AMI diagnostic accuracy.

  • 出版日期2012-5