title: Comparison of Troponin T to creatine kinase and to radionuclide cardiac imaging infarct size in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary angioplasty.
abstract: Troponin is used mainly for detection of minor myocardial damage, whereas repeated measurements of creatine kinase (CK) and myocardial band (CK-MB) are used for assessing infarct size in patients with myocardial infarction. The purpose of this study was to correlate peak level and area under the curve (AUC) of troponin T to that of CK and CK-MB and with single-photon emission computed tomographic infarct size and left ventricular function in patients with ST elevation myocardial infarction. In this multicenter study (29 centers, 5 countries), we included 267 patients who underwent primary coronary intervention within 6 hours of onset of symptoms. All had repeated measurements of troponin T, CK, and CK-MB. Infarct size and left ventricular function were assessed by single-photon emission computed tomography performed on days 7 and 30. Mean infarct sizes were 14% on day 7 and 10% on day 30, and mean ejection fractions were 42% on day 7 and 45% on day 30 after the acute infarct. Very high correlation (r >0.85, Spearman correlation) was found between peak level and AUC of troponin T, CK, and CK-MB. Similar high correlation was found between peak level and AUC of troponin, CK, and CK-MB with single-photon emission computed tomographic infarct size (r >0.70). In conclusion, based on the results of this multicenter study, we suggest that peak levels and AUC of troponin are as accurate as CK and CK-MB in estimating myocardial infarct size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. cardio@szmc.org.il
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tzivoni
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koukoui
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Guetta
authors.forename: Lena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Novack
authors.forename: Graham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cowing
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000379:methods*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood*; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form / Q000097:blood; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013318:Stroke Volume; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D020107:Troponin T; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D052279:Creatine Kinase, MB Form