Management and outcomes with 5-year mortality of patients with mildly elevated high-sensitivity troponin T levels not meeting criteria for myocardial infarction.
Weaam AlazragHanan IdrisYousef Me SaadAisha EtaherShiquan RenIan FergusonCraig JuergensDerek P ChewJames OttonPaul MacConachie MiddletonJohn Kerswell FrenchPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2023)
Very few unselected consecutive patients attending ED, with minor stable HsTnT elevation, had MI, although most had chronic myocardial injury. Late mortality rates among observation group patients were higher than those with confirmed type 1 MI but lower than those with type 2 MI.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- cardiovascular events
- heart failure
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- insulin resistance
- patient reported
- tertiary care