title: Serial measurements of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T after exercise stress test in stable coronary artery disease.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim was to assess serial measurements of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTNT) post-exercise in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Twelve patients with positive coronary angiograms (CAD positives) and 12 controls performed an exercise stress test.
  
  
  RESULTS
  CAD positive had higher baseline and peak concentrations of hs-cTNT than controls. Significant increases in hs-cTNT were seen in both groups after exercise. In two-third of patients the peak in hs-cTNT was above the 99th percentile.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  hs-cTNT is higher in patients with stable coronary disease than in controls and exceeds the diagnostic cut-off value for myocardial infarction in a majority of patients with CAD after exercise.
authors: Department of Cardiology, The Heart Centre, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark. anna.axelsson@dadlnet.dk
authors: Anna
authors: A
authors: Axelsson
authors: Martin Huth
authors: MH
authors: Ruwald
authors: Morten
authors: M
authors: Dalsgaard
authors: Kasper
authors: K
authors: Rossing
authors: Rolf
authors: R
authors: Steffensen
authors: Kasper
authors: K
authors: Iversen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005080:Exercise Test; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020107:Troponin T / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D020107:Troponin T