title: Does elevated cardiac troponin I in patients with unstable angina predict ischemia on stress testing?
abstract: To help guide physicians in their evaluation of patients with acute coronary syndromes, we investigated whether elevated cardiac troponin I in patients presenting with unstable angina predicts ischemia on stress testing. Elevated cardiac troponin I in patients who present with chest pain and normal creatine kinase levels is associated with ischemia on stress testing, as well as with future cardiac events.
authors.affiliation: Stanford University Medical Center, California 94305-5406, USA. wfearon@stanford.edu
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Fearon
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Froelicher
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D002423:Cause of Death; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality; D009204:Myocardial Revascularization; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012016:Reference Values; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D019210:Troponin I; D003402:Creatine Kinase