Troponin elevation in patients with heart failure: on behalf of the third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction Global Task Force: Heart Failure Section

• Published in: European heart journal Vol. 33; no. 18; pp. 2265 - 2271
• Main Authors: JANUZZI, James L, FILIPPATOS, Gerasimos, NIEMINEN, Markku, GHEORGHIADE, Mihai
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.09.2012
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Biological and medical sciences; Biomarkers - metabolism; Cardiology. Vascular system; Chronic Disease; Coronary heart disease; Heart; Heart Failure - diagnosis; Heart Failure - etiology; Heart Failure - mortality; Heart failure, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, cardiac enlargement; Humans; Medical sciences; Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis; Myocardial Infarction - etiology; Myocardial Infarction - mortality; Myocarditis. Cardiomyopathies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Sensitivity and Specificity; Troponin - metabolism; Human; Myocardial infarction; Heart failure; Prognosis; Force; Definition; Cardiovascular disease; Patient; Coronary heart disease; Myocardial disease; Section; Troponin; Circulatory system; Cardiology

Cardiac troponin testing is commonly performed in patients with heart failure (HF). Despite being strongly linked to spontaneous (Type I) acute myocardial infarction (MI)--a common cause of acute HF syndromes--it is well recognized that concentrations of circulating troponins above the 99 th percent...