title: Serial troponin I measurements detect recurrent myocardial infarction after initial acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Serial serum troponin I and CK-MB measurements were obtained for 36 patients presenting to the emergency department with a confirmed diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). For each patient, the normalized percentage of maximum troponin I concentration (%max TropI) was plotted vs. the time from the maximum value to obtain a kinetic decay plot. The linear correlation plots of the--Log (%max TropI) vs. time were compared. Patients with uncomplicated AMI (n = 31) showed linear correlation coefficients (CC) above 0.97 (mean CC = 0.991). Patients with AMI complicated by recurrent myocardial infarction (n = 5) documented by corroborate clinical findings, electrocardiographic abnormalities and/or abnormal CK-MB results showed linear correlation coefficients (CC) less than 0.97 (mean CC = 0.763). Using a cutoff value of CC = 0.97, both patient groups were completely separated and re-infarction or extension of infarction was predicted with 100% accuracy, sensitivity and specificity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Kinetic modeling of troponin I decay in patients with AMI correctly differentiates patients with complicated vs. non-complicated courses.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Medical Center, USA.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Razek
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Erler
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Talley
mesh_terms: D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form; D006801:Humans; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000097:blood; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D019210:Troponin I / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D019210:Troponin I; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form