Association of troponin T and altered lipid profile in patients admitted with acute myocardial infarction.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether elevated levels of troponin T are associated with altered lipid profile.


METHODS
Data were collected from 205 patients each of whom presented elevated troponin T levels.


RESULTS
195 patients presented with suspected myocardial infarction, 10 patients did not. Of which 68 had medium, 107 high and 20 presented with very high troponin T levels. The proportions were significantly different (p = 0.000215). Regression analysis showed that troponin T level was a useful quadratic predictor of total cholesterol (p = 0.000), triglycerides (p = 0.003), and low density cholesterol (p = 0.000); and a useful linear predictor of TC/HC ratio (p = 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The occurrence of myocardial infarction is associated with elevated troponin T levels; troponin T is positively correlated with total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL and TC/HC ratio and negatively correlated with HDL. TC/HC ratio was not found to be a useful predictor of the likelihood of MI.
Nayak
Shivananda B
SB
Department of Preclinical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, Trinidad. shivananda.nayak@sta.uwi.edu
Pinto Pereira
Lexley M
LM
Boodoo
Shantal
S
Kimberlyali
Annalise
A
Baptiste
Cherishe
C
Maraj
Sushain
S
Persad
Neil
N
Khan
Nadia
N
Surendran
Subina
S
Legall
George
G
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008055:Lipids / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
D015415:Biomarkers; D008055:Lipids; D020107:Troponin T