title: Normal range of serum highly-sensitive troponin-T in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 3-5.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Serum troponin-T concentrations are commonly increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD) without acute coronary syndrome. Highly-sensitive troponin-T the new tool that helpful for diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome, provides few data about normal value in patients with chronic kidney disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors studied 89 patients with CKD stage 3-5: 40 had CKD stage 3, 26 had CKD stage 4 and 23 had CKD stage 5. Serum samples were collected for the analysis of highly-sensitive troponin-T levels. The values of highly-sensitive troponin-T of the total group and each CKD stage were presented.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The level of highly-sensitive troponin-T in patients with CKD stage 3-5 was 0.044 +/- 0.076 ng/ml. For CKD stages 3, 4 and 5 levels were 0.015 +/- 0.016, 0.043 +/- 0.056, 0.098 +/- 0.121 ng/ml, respectively. 95th percentile of the total group was 0.139 ng/ml. 95th percentile for stage 3, 4 and 5 were 0.052, 0.136, 0.297 ng/ml, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  95th percentile for highly-sensitive troponin-T of patients with CKD stage 3-5 was 0.139 ng/ml. This number may be considered as the cut-off value for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Thunnop
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chotivanawan
authors.forename: Rungroj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krittayaphong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D012016:Reference Values; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T